Biomechanical approaches applied to the lower and upper limb for the measurement of spasticity: A systematic review of the literature

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 19-33

  Wood, D E ^a,b   Burridge, J H ^c   van Wijck, F M ^d,f   Mcfadden, C ^a   Hitchcock, R A ^c   Pandyan, A D ^e   Haugh, A ^f   Salazar Torres, J J ^f   Swain, I D ^a,b  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Biomechanical; Measurement; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANKLE; ARM MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ELBOW; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 12344255904     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280400014683     Document Type: Review

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