Ankle stiffness and tissue compliance in stroke survivors: A validation of Myotonometer measurements

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1631-1637

  Rydahl, Sarah J ^a   Brouwer, Brenda J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Muscle hypertonia; Muscle spasticity; Rehabilitation; Reliability and validity; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONE; MYOTONOMETER; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE JOINT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVORS; TORQUE;

EID: 5344244699     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.01.026     Document Type: Article

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