Spasticity after a spinal cord injury: Review of the pathophysiology mechanisms, diagnostic techniques and current physiotherapy treatments;Espasticidad después de la lesión medular: revisión de los mecanismos fisiopatológicos, técnicas de diagnóstico y tratamientos fisioterapéuticos actuales

Fisioterapia

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-98

  Gomez Soriano J ^a,b   Taylor, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE PARAPLÉJICOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Physiotherapy; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949268299     PISSN: 02115638     EISSN: 15782107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ft.2009.09.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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