Pharmacological management of muscle spasticity [PDF]
Journal of the Korean Medical Association, 2022 Background: Muscle spasticity is a neurologic disorder, which is considered one of the positive signs of upper motor neuron diseases. Spasticity is common after brain or spinal cord injury. Since spasticity results in tendon retraction, muscle weakness, pain, ankylosis, and disability in activities of daily living, treatment is warranted.Current ...
Eun Jae Ko, Dae-Yul Kim
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Assessing muscle architecture with ultrasound: implications for spasticity [PDF]
European Journal of Translational MyologyBotulinum Neurotoxin Type A (BoNT-A) injections using Ultrasound (US) guidance have led to research evaluating changes in muscle architecture. Controversy remains as to what constitutes increased Echo-Intensity (EI) in spastic muscles and whether this ...
Ève Boissonnault +6 more
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An examination of muscle and tendon properties in children with spastic cerebral palsy and their response to stretch: a theoretical basis for evidence-based clinical practice [PDF]
, 2013 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Cerebral palsy (CP) is a heterogeneous disorder in which movement and posture are affected.
Theis, Nicola
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Characteristics of muscle activation patterns at the ankle in stroke patients during walking. [PDF]
Stroke causes impairment of the sensory and motor systems; this can lead to difficulties in walking and participation in society. For effective rehabilitation it is important to measure the essential characteristics of impairment and associate these with
Stone, T.A.
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Quantitative Ultrasound to Assess Skeletal Muscles in Post Stroke Spasticity
Journal of Central Nervous System Disease, 2021 Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) techniques such as pixel intensity, ultrasound strain, and shear wave elastography have made it possible to identify the echogenicity (brightness) and mechanical properties (stiffness) of normal and pathological tissues ...
Anthony Tran, Jing Gao
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Effects of Additional Radial Shock Wave Therapy on Spasticity of Upper Extremity Muscle
Surabaya Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal, 2023 Background: Spasticity is one of the most common problems and greatly interferes with the functional capacity of chronic stroke patients. The most commonly used treatments are infrared therapy and stretching exercises, but they have not reduced ...
Go Linda Sugiarto, Tanti Ajoe Kesoema
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Toxins, 2020 Equinovarus/equinus foot is a pattern most commonly treated with botulinum toxin type A in patients with post-stroke spasticity involving the lower limbs; the gastrocnemius is the muscle most frequently injected. Spastic equinovarus/equinus can present a
Alessandro Picelli +5 more
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Toxins, 2021 Equinovarus foot is one of the most commonly spasticity related conditions in stroke survivors, leading to an impaired gait and poor functional performances.
Marco Battaglia +7 more
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Patients with hemi-spatial neglect are more prone to limb spasticity, but this does not prolong their hospital stay. [PDF]
, 2012 Objective: To determine whether stroke patients who suffer from hemi-spatial neglect tend to stay in hospital longer because they are prone to limb spasticity. Design: Retrospective analysis of in-patient medical notes.
Camp, Sarah-Jayne +7 more
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Ankle and Foot Spasticity Patterns in Chronic Stroke Survivors with Abnormal Gait
Toxins, 2020 Chronic stroke survivors with spastic hemiplegia have various clinical presentations of ankle and foot muscle spasticity patterns. They are mechanical consequences of interactions between spasticity and weakness of surrounding muscles during walking ...
Sheng Li
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