Effect of physical therapy on bone remodelling in preterm infants: a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial

Effect of physical therapy on bone remodelling in preterm infants: a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial

Abstract Background Preterm infants have a low level of bone mineralization compared to those born at term, since 80% of calcium incorporation occurs at the end of pregnancy. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of reflex locomotion therapy on bone modeling and growth in pr...

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Main Authors: Galaad Torró-Ferrero, Francisco Javier Fernández-Rego, María Rosario Jiménez-Liria, Juan Jose Agüera-Arenas, Jessica Piñero-Peñalver, María del Mar Sánchez-Joya, María Jesús Fernández-Berenguer, Mónica Rodríguez-Pérez, Antonia Gomez-Conesa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Premature infant
Osteopenia
Physical therapy modalities
Neonatal intensive care units
Bone mineralization
Osteogenesis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03402-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03402-2

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