Classification and definition of disorders causing hypertonia in childhood

TD Sanger, MR Delgado, D Gaebler-Spira… - …, 2003 - publications.aap.org
Objective. This report describes the consensus outcome of an interdisciplinary workshop
that was held at the National Institutes of Health in April 2001. The purpose of the workshop …

Measures of muscle and joint performance in the lower limb of children with cerebral palsy

AL Fosang, MP Galea, AT McCoy… - … medicine and child …, 2003 - cambridge.org
The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and magnitude of error of three lower-
limb clinical measures for children with cerebral palsy (CP): the Modified Ashworth Scale of …

Myotonometer intra-and interrater reliabilities

CT Leonard, WP Deshner, JW Romo, ES Suoja… - Archives of physical …, 2003 - Elsevier
Leonard CT, Deshner WP, Romo JW, SuojaES, Fehrer SC, Mikhailenok EL. Myotonometer
intra-andinterrater reliabilities. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84: 928–32. OBJECTIVES:: To …

Effect of muscle activity and botulinum toxin dilution volume on muscle paralysis

HS Kim, JH Hwang, ST Jeong, YT Lee… - … medicine and child …, 2003 - cambridge.org
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A, Botox)
dilution volume and post-injection exercise with electrical stimulation on muscle paralysis …

Spastic velocity threshold constrains functional performance in cerebral palsy

AE Tuzson, KP Granata, MF Abel - Archives of physical medicine and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Tuzson AE, Granata KP, Abel MF. Spastic velocity threshold constrains functional
performance in cerebral palsy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84: 1363–8. Objectives: To …

The pendulum test for evaluating spasticity of the elbow joint

CC Lin, MS Ju, CW Lin - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2003 - Elsevier
Lin CC, Ju MS, Lin CW. The pendulum test for evaluating spasticity of the elbow joint. Arch
Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84: 69-74. Objective: To develop a modification of the pendulum …

Linear spring-damper model of the hypertonic elbow: reliability and validity

PH McCrea, JJ Eng, AJ Hodgson - Journal of neuroscience methods, 2003 - Elsevier
Hypertonia of the elbow joint complex is common in individuals with stroke and is related to
the magnitude of the torque response (described by position dependent parameters) during …

Effects of ejaculation by penile vibratory stimulation on bladder capacity in men with spinal cord lesions

L Laessøe, J Sønksen, P Bagi, F Biering-Sørensen… - The Journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We examined the effects of ejaculation by penile vibratory stimulation on
bladder capacity in men with spinal cord lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Included in …

Biomechanical characterization of the stretch reflex activity as an approach to spasticity measurement and modeling-a pilot study

JJ Salazar-Torres, AD Pandyan… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spasticity is a clinical condition that may develop in people with central nervous system
injuries. It is believed that spasticity results from changes in the excitability of the stretch …

Post stroke arm impairment: motor variables and movement control

PH McCrea - 2003 - open.library.ubc.ca
Upper extremity motor impairment is common following stroke and is due to changes in both
the central nervous and the musculoskeletal systems. Multiple aspects of stroke induced …