Electromyography characterization of stretch responses in hemiparetic stroke patients and their relationship with the Modified Ashworth Scale

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 760-766

  Cooper, Allison ^a,b   Musa, I M ^a   van Deursen, R ^a   Wiles, C M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Aneurin Bevan University Health BoardClinical Research and Innovation Centre St Woolos Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GONIOMETRY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; KNEE; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SPASTICITY; STROKE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PARESIS; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 27144540447     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215505cr888oa     Document Type: Article

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