The efficacy of thermocoagulation of the tibial nerve and a polypropylene ankle-foot orthosis on spasticity of the leg in stroke patients: results of a randomized clinical trial
- 1 May 1996
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Clinical Rehabilitation
- Vol. 10 (2) , 112-120
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026921559601000205
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the efficacy of thermocoagulation of the tibial nerve and a polypropylene ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) on spasticity of the leg in stroke patients with a spastic equinus or equinovarus foot.Keywords
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