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dorsiflexor
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dorsiflexor
[dôr′siflek′sər]
a muscle causing backward flexion of a part of the body, as the hand or foot.


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GMFCS = Gross Motor Function Classification System, GMFM = Gross Motor Function Measure, NASCP = National Association of Sport for Cerebral Palsy, RCT = randomised controlled trial, Q/RCT = Quasi/randomised controlled trial, M/F = Male/Female, RM= repetition maximum, PRE = progressive resistance exercise, ES = electrical stimulation, PT = physiotherapy, STS = sit to stand, Exp = experimental group, Con = control group, E = extensors, DF = dorsiflexors, PF = plantarflexors
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The gait trainer has also been used in conjunction with FES applied to knee extensors and ankle dorsiflexors in nonambulatory subjects with hemiparesis, for comparing the possible benefits of combined treatment versus either usual therapy or gait trainer alone in a 4-week intervention [30].
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