Background: The Ashworth Scale and the modified Ashworth Scale are the primary clinical
measures of spasticity. A prerequisite for using any scale is a knowledge of its …

Spasticity is a disorder of the motor system that occurs after injury to the central nervous
system, which may increase the disability of an individual with spinal cord injury (SCI) …

Objective: To evaluate the impact of a program of muscle strengthening and physical
conditioning on impairment and disability in chronic stroke subjects. Design: A randomized …

Objective: To assess spasticity in a prevalence population of persons with traumatic spinal
cord injury (SCI), and determine the degree of correspondence between self-reported …

Objective: To assess the clinical effectiveness of the Odstock dropped foot stimulator by
analysis of its effect on physiological cost index (PCI) and speed of walking. This functional …

We have investigated sacral spinal cord lesions in rats with the goal of developing a rat
model of muscular spasticity that is minimally disruptive, not interfering with bladder, bowel …

Background and Purpose—The aim of this study was to assess the role of knee and ankle
extensor overactivity in the hemiplegic gait observed in stroke victims and to propose a …

Objectives: To study the correlation between spasticity and motor dysfunction in the wrist-
hand unit of adult hemiplegic patients, and to investigate the correlation between clinical …

We have assessed corticospinal function in 19 post-coma patients severely brain-injured by
anoxia or physical trauma. Eleven patients were unresponsive (Category 1) and eight …

Objectives: To determine the LIDO Active System's reliability and validity in measuring
resistance to passive external rotation (RPER) of the shoulder in subjects who have …