Assessing the spastic condition of individuals with upper motoneuron involvement: Validity of the Myotonometer

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1416-1420

  Leonard, Charles T ^a   Stephens, Jennifer U ^a   Stroppel, Sheri L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Cerebrovascular accident; Muscle spasticity; Muscles; Myotonometer; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0034790777     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2001.26070     Document Type: Article

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