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 …

Background: Spasticity is a common sequela of stroke. The incidence of poststroke spasticity
(PSS) has not been systematically reviewed in recent years, and some risk factors remain …

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 …

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 …

Robots can improve motor status after stroke with certain advantages, but there has been
less emphasis to date on robotic developments for the hand. The goal of this study was to …

It has become increasingly recognized that the major functional deficits following brain
damage are largely due to 'negative'features such as weakness and loss of dexterity rather …

Epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is currently regarded as a breakthrough procedure for
enabling movement after spinal cord injury (SCI), yet one of its original applications was for …

Background: Spasticity is a common and poorly controlled symptom of multiple sclerosis.
Our objective was to determine the short-term effect of smoked cannabis on this symptom …

Background Measurement of spasticity is a difficult and unresolved problem, partly due to its
complexity and the fact that there are many factors involved. In the assessment of spasticity …

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 …