Measurement of plantarflexor spasticity in traumatic brain injury: Correlational study of resistance torque compared with the modified Ashworth scale

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 404-411

  Annaswamy, Thiru ^a   Mallempati, Srinivas ^b   Allison, Stephen C ^c   Abraham, Lawrence D ^d  

^a VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Brain Injury; Measurement; Reflex; Spasticity; Stretch

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOOT; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PLATARFLEXOR MUSCLE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN INJURIES; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; TORQUE;

EID: 34247523380     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31804a7d85     Document Type: Article

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