Commentary on: "Standing Programs to Promote Hip Flexibility in Children With Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy".

Pediatr Phys Ther

California Children's Services, County of Los Angeles, Santa Clarita, California University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Mother of a boy with cerebral palsy, Newhall, California.

Published: April 2016

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