title: Addressing muscle performance impairments in cerebral palsy: Implications for upper extremity resistance training.
abstract: METHODS
  Case study and literature review.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Muscle performance consists of not only strength but also muscle power, rate of force development, and endurance. Therefore, resistance training programs should address not only the force-generating capacity of the muscle but also the ability to produce force quickly.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the National Strength and Conditioning Association's resistance training guidelines for youth as specifically related to optimal dosing for muscle strength versus muscle power. Dosing parameters of frequency, volume, intensity, duration, and velocity are discussed independently for strength and power.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe how resistance training principles can be applied to the upper extremity in CP through a case study. The case describes an individual with spastic CP, who has a severe motor disability and is non-ambulatory, but has been able to perform resistance training focused on speed, power, and strength.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Recommendations to optimize the dosing of this individual's resistance training program are made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. Electronic address: Nmorea@lsuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Noelle G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Moreau
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gannotti
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D055070:Resistance Training; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Muscle power; Power training; Rate of force development; Rehabilitation; Strength training