Outcome measures of spasticity
- 25 March 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Neurology
- Vol. 9 (s1) , 10-16
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-1331.2002.0090s1010.x
Abstract
Spasticity is characterized by a velocity‐dependent increase in muscle resistance, in response to a passive stretch. Whilst clinical scales probably represent the most common approach to its measurem...Keywords
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