@article{ref1,
title="Scootering for children and youth is more than fun: exploration of a feasible approach to improve function and fitness",
journal="Pediatric physical therapy",
year="2021",
author="Wright, Marilyn and Twose, Donna and Gorter, Jan Willem",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: Describe scootering as a physical therapy intervention for children/adolescents with mobility limitations within the &quot;F-Words for Child Development&quot; (fitness, function, family, friends, fun, and future) and through motion analysis. <br><br>METHODS: Perspectives of scootering were explored using the holistic &quot;F-words for Child Development&quot; recommendations for pediatric rehabilitation and through 3-dimensional instrumented motion analysis of children/adolescents with cerebral palsy and children/adolescents with typical development. <br><br>RESULTS: Scootering was consistent with the F-words tenets for rehabilitative best practice. Many of the motion characteristics of scootering reflected desirable exercise and gait attributes relevant to children/adolescents with cerebral palsy. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Scootering is a feasible, functional, and fun activity that has the potential to address many aspects of fitness, function, and gait; meet the needs of families; and provide opportunities for interaction with friends. It is a physical therapy intervention that has the potential to contribute to future health and well-being of children with disabilities. VIDEO ABSTRACT: For more insights from the authors, see Supplemental Digital Content 1, available at: http://links.lww.com/PPT/A331.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0898-5669",
doi="10.1097/PEP.0000000000000829",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000829"
}