Olaf Verschuren

TL;DR: Frequency of participation in leisure activities for children and youth with physical disabilities is associated with a variety of variables, and Gross motor function, manual ability, cognitive ability, communicative skills, age and gender are the most important variables.

TL;DR: The aerobic capacity of contemporary children and adolescents with CP, who are classified at GMFCS level I or II is significantly lower than that of typically developing controls.

TL;DR: The mean value of 194 bpm should be considered as an estimate of HRmax at the individual level, and no associations were found in HRmax related to age, sex, ambulatory ability, height, and weight.

TL;DR: This study aimed to identify a core set of exercise tests for children and adolescents with CP to identify the appropriate exercise‐related outcome measures for this group.

TL;DR: The results showed that in preschool children with CP, a child-focused, a context- focused, and a regular care approach, as delivered by physical or occupational therapists over a 6-month study intervention period in a rehabilitation setting, resulted in similar development of the children’s self-care and mobility capabilities.