Study design: Review of the literature on the validity and reliability of assessment of
spasticity and spasms. Objectives: Evaluate the most frequently used methods for …

Objective: To compare the Tardieu Scale as a clinical measure of spasticity after stroke with
the Ashworth Scale. Design: Cross-sectional study. Participants: Sixteen people, living in the …

Purpose. Understanding the relationship between the motor impairments and their impact
on physical activity will allow rehabilitation after stroke to be based on scientific principles …

BACKGROUND: Neurological rehabilitation and the contribution of physical therapy have
changed considerably over the past decades as scientific and technological developments …

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of a contracture preventive positioning procedure
for the hemiplegic arm in subacute stroke patients in addition to conventional physio and …

Study design: A controlled single-case design: A1 (baseline: 6 weeks), B (intervention: 12
weeks of treadmill training (TT), maximally five times a week/30 min a day), A2 (wash-out: 6 …

Background The pendulum test of Wartenberg is a technique commonly used to measure
passive knee motion with the aim to assess spasticity. We used this test to evaluate changes …

As the H reflex remains unable to assess mechanical changes intrinsic to a muscle, the aim
of this study was to modify the H reflex techniques and to characterize the neural and …

Ploutz-Snyder LL, Clark BC, Logan L, Turk M. Evaluation of spastic muscle in stroke
survivors using magnetic resonance imaging and resistance to passive motion. OBJECTIVE …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate feasibility and utility of the soleus H-reflex and tibialis anterior
flexor reflex (FR) in identifying spinal cord neuronal response to intrathecal baclofen (ITB) in …