Reliable and valid outcome measures are needed in
the field of rehabilitation to establish baseline measures, to
demonstrate evidence for the efficacy of treatments, and to
provide clients with feedback regarding their strengths and
weaknesses. In the rehabilitation of persons with cerebral
palsy, this need is especially important. Validated, standardized
measures provide quantitative information about
the child’s development and may identify problem areas
not apparent through informal observation.1 Not only coordination problems in the noninvolved leg during platform
perturbations that involved both legs. Children with a
diagnosis of cerebral palsy also show increased antagonistic
muscle coactivation as compared with children with
typical motor development.