The local treatment of spasticity

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 240-246

  Skeil, D A ^a   Barnes, M P ^b  

^a Hunters Moor Regional Rehabilitation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; PHENOL;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; REVIEW; SCIATIC NERVE; SPASTICITY; STRETCHING; WALKING;

EID: 0028352875     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921559400800309     Document Type: Article

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