Spasticity is considered an important neural contributor to muscle hypertonia in children with
cerebral palsy (CP). It is most often treated with antispasticity medication, such as Botulinum …

Purpose: To identify and appraise the literature on clinical measures of spasticity that has
been investigated in people after stroke. Methods: The literature search involved four …

Background and purpose To support clinical decision‐making in central neurological
disorders, a physical examination is used to assess responses to passive muscle stretch …

Home hazards are associated with falls among older people living in the community.
However, evaluating home hazards is a complex process as environmental factors vary …

Background The evidence base to guide the pharmacological management of tone and
abnormal movements in cerebral palsy (CP) is limited, as is an understanding of routine …

Aim The aim of this paper is to present the Australian Spasticity Assessment Scale (ASAS)
and to report studies of its interrater reliability. The ASAS identifies the presence of spasticity …

Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to establish the ecological validity of clinical
tests of lower limb spasticity by determining whether the range of motion (ROM) and speed …

Aim The first aim of this study was to systematically review and critically assess manually
controlled instrumented spasticity assessment methods that combine multidimensional …

Aim The aim of this study was to identify and examine the psychometric properties of muscle
tone assessments for children aged 0 to 12 years. Method Four electronic databases were …

Play is considered the main occupation for children. Pediatric occupational therapists utilize
play either for evaluation or intervention purpose. However, play is not properly measured …