Intra-rater reliability of the modified Tardieu scale to quantify spasticity in elbow flexors and ankle plantar flexors in adult stroke subjects

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-26

  Singh, Priyanka ^a   Joshua, Abraham ^b   Ganeshan, Sailakshmi ^b   Suresh, Sucharitha ^c  

^a SIKKIM MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Reliability; spasticity; stroke; Tardieu scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED TARDIEU SCALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 79957579549     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.78045     Document Type: Article

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