Spasticity Assessment Based on the Maximum Isometrics Voluntary Contraction of Upper Limb Muscles in Post-stroke Hemiplegia [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 Background: The assessment of muscle properties is an essential prerequisite in the treatment of post-stroke patients with limb spasticity. Most existing spasticity assessment approaches do not consider the muscle activation with voluntary contraction ...
Hui Wang +8 more
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Clinical Spasticity Assessment Assisted by Machine Learning Methods and Rule-Based Decision [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 The Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) is commonly used to assess spasticity in clinics. The qualitative description of MAS has resulted in ambiguity during spasticity assessment. This work supports spasticity assessment by providing measurement data acquired
Jingye Yee +7 more
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Movement kinematics and proprioception in post-stroke spasticity: assessment using the Kinarm robotic exoskeleton. [PDF]
J Neuroeng Rehabil, 2019 Motor impairment after stroke interferes with performance of everyday activities. Upper limb spasticity may further disrupt the movement patterns that enable optimal function; however, the specific features of these altered movement patterns, which ...
Mochizuki G +5 more
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Clinical spasticity assessment using the Modified Tardieu Scale does not reflect joint angular velocity or range of motion during walking: Assessment tool implications. [PDF]
J Rehabil Med, 2021 Objective Spasticity assessment is often used to guide treatment decision-making. Assessment tool limitations may influence the conflicting evidence surrounding the relationship between spasticity and walking.
Banky M +4 more
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Quantitative assessment of spasticity: a narrative review of novel approaches and technologies
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 Spasticity is a complex neurological disorder, causing significant physical disabilities and affecting patients' independence and quality of daily lives.
Jian He +9 more
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Methods of muscle spasticity assessment in children with cerebral palsy: a scoping review. [PDF]
J Orthop Surg ResEvaluating muscle spasticity in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is essential for determining the most effective treatment strategies. This scoping review assesses the current methods used to evaluate muscle spasticity, highlighting both traditional and
Nourizadeh M +4 more
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Robot-Aided Systems for Improving the Assessment of Upper Limb Spasticity: A Systematic Review
Sensors, 2020 Spasticity is a motor disorder that causes stiffness or tightness of the muscles and can interfere with normal movement, speech, and gait. Traditionally, the spasticity assessment is carried out by clinicians using standardized procedures for objective ...
Rubén de-la-Torre +3 more
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Analysis of Machine Learning-Based Assessment for Elbow Spasticity Using Inertial Sensors
Sensors, 2020 Spasticity is a frequently observed symptom in patients with neurological impairments. Spastic movements of their upper and lower limbs are periodically measured to evaluate functional outcomes of physical rehabilitation, and they are quantified by ...
Jung-Yeon Kim +3 more
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Spasticity assessment based on the Hilbert-Huang transform marginal spectrum entropy and the root mean square of surface electromyography signals: a preliminary study. [PDF]
Biomed Eng Online, 2018 Most of the objective and quantitative methods proposed for spasticity measurement are not suitable for clinical application, and methods for surface electromyography (sEMG) signal processing are mainly limited to the time-domain.
Hu B, Zhang X, Mu J, Wu M, Wang Y.
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 Objective: This longitudinal observational study investigated how neural stretch-resistance in wrist and finger flexors develops after stroke and relates to motor recovery, secondary complications, and lesion location.Methods: Sixty-one patients were ...
Jeanette Plantin +11 more
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