International Delphi Recommendations for Pediatric Lower Limb Neurological Test Protocols for Muscle Strength, Reflexes, and Tactile Sensitivity.

Purpose: To gain consensus from physical therapists on pediatric lower limb neurological tests of muscle strength, tactile sensitivity, and reflexes.

Methods: A Delphi technique was used for 2 sequential questionnaire rounds to gain consensus from a panel of pediatric physical therapists (n = 28). Physical therapists rated their agreement to items from statements on pediatric lower limb neurological tests, their protocols, and interpretation using a 6-point Likert scale.

Perceived Barriers, Enablers, and Modifications to Tests Assessing Pediatric Lower Limb Neurological Impairment: An International Delphi Survey.

Objectives: Accurate, clinically meaningful outcome measures that are responsive to change are essential for selecting interventions and assessing their effects. Little guidance exists on the selection and administration of neurological impairment tests in children with a neurological condition. Clinicians therefore frequently modify adult assessments for use in children, yet the literature is inconsistent.

Clinimetric properties of lower limb neurological impairment tests for children and young people with a neurological condition: A systematic review.

Background: Clinicians and researchers require sound neurological tests to measure changes in neurological impairments necessary for clinical decision-making. Little evidence-based guidance exists for selecting and interpreting an appropriate, paediatric-specific lower limb neurological test aimed at the impairment level.

Objective: To determine the clinimetric evidence underpinning neurological impairment tests currently used in paediatric rehabilitation to evaluate muscle strength, tactile sensitivity, and deep tendon reflexes of the lower limb in children and young people with a neurological condition.

Paediatric terminology in the Australian health and health-education context: a systematic review.

Aim: This study aimed to identify paediatric terminology used in the Australian health and health-education context, propose a standardized framework for Australian use, and compare it with a US-based framework.

Method: Australian health and health-education websites were systematically searched using a novel hierarchical domain-specific search strategy to identify grey literature containing paediatric terminology. Webpages published from 2009 to February 2014, with a '.