Background: Spasticity following a stroke occurs in about 30% of patients. The mechanisms
underlying this disorder, however, are not well understood. Method: This review aims to …

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review using validated critical appraisal scales to
analyze both the quality and content of the psychometric evidence of spasticity …

Background To date, the limited degrees of freedom (DOF) of most robotic training devices
hinders them from providing functional training following stroke. We developed a 6-DOF …

Background: Although the spasticity syndrome is an important sensorimotor disorder, the
impact of grade of lower limb muscle hypertonia, spasm and clonus activity on voluntary …

This chapter aims to address the questions of the definition and effective management of
spasticity, in order to assist the reader to recognize, assess, and treat people with this …

Background: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) has been proposed for treatment
of abnormal muscle tone only in the last years. The effects on motor impairment are …

Mechanical impedance of the ankle is known to influence key aspects of ankle function. We
investigated the effects of robot-assisted ankle training in people with chronic stroke on the …

Background: Good motor outcome after stroke has been found to correlate with increased
activity in a dorsal premotor (PMd) brain circuit, suggesting that therapeutic strategies …

Spasticity is a common motor impairment in patients with neurological disorders that can
prevent functional recovery after rehabilitation. In the clinical setting, its assessment is …

La espasticidad muscular forma parte de las manifestaciones clínicas del síndrome
piramidal. En el campo de las neurociencias, este trastorno constituye una buena …