Development of a new method for objective assessment of spasticity using full range passive movements

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1991-1997

  Van Der Salm, Arjan ^a   Veltink, Peter H ^b,c   Hermens, Hermie J ^a,c   Ijzerman, Maarten J ^a,c   Nene, Anand V ^a  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Institute for Biomedical Technology BMTI   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Muscle spasticity; Reflex, stretch; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; SPASTICITY; TORQUE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFLEX, STRETCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TORQUE;

EID: 26444569245     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.04.023     Document Type: Article

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