Spasticity measurement based on tonic stretch reflex threshold in stroke using a portable device

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2329-2337

  Calota, Andra ^a,b   Feldman, Anatol G ^b,c   Levin, Mindy F ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JEWISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebro vascular accident; Clinical measure; Hypertonia; Motor control; Stretch reflex threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SPASTICITY; STROKE; TONIC STRETCH REFLEX THRESHOLD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARESIS; REFLEX, STRETCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE;

EID: 52949117536     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.07.215     Document Type: Article

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