Pathophysiology of impairment in patients with spasticity and use of stretch as a treatment of spastic hypertonia

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 747-768

  Gracies, J M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; STRETCHING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0035149925     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1047-9651(18)30031-7     Document Type: Review

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