Quantitative evaluations of ankle spasticity and stiffness in neurological disorders using manual spasticity evaluator

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 473-482

  Peng, Qiyu ^a   Park, Hyung Soon ^a,b,c   Shah, Parag ^a   Wilson, Nicole ^a   Ren, Yupeng ^a   Wu, Yi Ning ^a   Liu, Jie ^a,d   Gaebler Spira, Deborah J ^a,b   Zhang, Li Qun ^a,b,d  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Catch angle; Cerebral palsy; Contracture; Manual spasticity evaluator; Neurological disorders; Quantitative measurement; Range of motion; Spasticity; Tardieu scale; Velocity

Indexed keywords

CATCH ANGLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONTRACTURE; MANUAL SPASTICITY EVALUATOR; NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION; SPASTICITY; TARDIEU SCALE;

BRAIN; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; PATIENT TREATMENT; STIFFNESS;

VELOCITY;

ACCURACY; ANKLE; ANKLE SPASTICITY; ANKLE STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MANUAL SPASTICITY EVALUATOR; MEASUREMENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPASTICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957843535     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.04.0053     Document Type: Article

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