Have state-of-the-art clinical trials failed to deliver treatments for neurodegenerative
diseases because of shortcomings in the rating scales used? This Review assesses two …

Spasticity is a term, which was introduced to describe the velocity‐sensitive increased
resistance of a limb to manipulation in subjects with lesions of descending motor pathways …

Reliability of gait performance tests in men and women with hemiparesis after stroke. -
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Study design: Review of the literature on the validity and reliability of assessment of
spasticity and spasms. Objectives: Evaluate the most frequently used methods for …

Objective: To assess and to compare the reliability of the Modified Tardieu Scale with the
Modified Ashworth Scale in patients with severe brain injury and impaired consciousness …

Abstract The Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) is a clinical scale used to assess muscle
spasticity. While the evidence indicates that the reliability of the MAS is better in the upper …

The measurement of spasticity is part of the neurological examination of patients with
disorders of the central nervous system. Recently, the Modified Modified Ashworth Scale …

Francisco and McGuire Poststroke Spasticity Management 3133 survivors. For example,
PSS resulting in an adducted internally rotated shoulder can limit overhead reaching …

Purpose: To characterise clinical assessment methods for spasticity and/or its functional
consequences in clinical patient populations at risk to suffer from spasticity. Method …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of progressive resistance training on muscle strength,
muscle tone, gait performance and perceived participation after stroke. DESIGN: A …