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To What Degree Does Limb Spasticity Affect Motor Performance in Para-Footballers With Cerebral Palsy?

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
Spasticity is considered a contributor to hypertonia, frequently presented in people with cerebral palsy (CP), affecting muscle function and motor activities.
Alba Roldan, Matías Henríquez, Aitor Iturricastillo, Daniel Castillo, Javier Yanci, Raul Reina   +5 more
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Design and Characterization of a Novel Compact Hand Exoskeleton Robot for Telerehabilitation and Muscle Spasticity Assessment

IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics
Rehabilitation robots can aid patients in performing hand exercises in their own home. However, existing rehabilitation equipment is bulky and difficult to wear and carry, and therapists are unable to remotely assess a patient's finger muscle spasticity.
Jian-yang Lai, Aiguo Song
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AAPM&R consensus guidance on spasticity assessment and management

PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) conducted a comprehensive review in 2021 to identify opportunities for enhancing the care of adult and pediatric patients with spasticity.
Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Preeti Raghavan, Jessica Pruente, Daniel Moon, Cassandra M List, J. Hornyak, Fatma Gul, Supreet Deshpande, Susan E. Biffl, Zainab Al Lawati, Abraham Alfaro   +10 more
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A concise practical clinical guide to identifying spasticity in neurological shoulder dysfunction

Frontiers in Neurology
BackgroundSpasticity is a known complication to the hemiplegic shoulder following acquired brain injury. However, there is a current discrepancy between the diagnosis of arm spasticity and the subsequent assessment and treatment of spasticity in people ...
Damon Hoad, Stephen Ashford, Stephen Ashford, Ganesh Bavikatte, Rachel Farrell, Rachel Farrell, Adrian Robertson, Jörg Wissel, Jörg Wissel   +8 more
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Motorized versus manual instrumented spasticity assessment in children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2017
We compared the outcomes of manual and motorized instrumented ankle spasticity assessments in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
L. Sloot, L. Bar-On, M. M. Krogt, E. Aertbeliën, A. Buizer, K. Desloovere, J. Harlaar   +6 more
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Submovements During Reaching Movements after Stroke [PDF]

, 2014
Neurological deficits after cerebrovascular accidents very frequently disrupt the kinematics of voluntary movements with the consequent impact in daily life activities.
Ghez, Claude, Laczko, Jozsef, Piovesan, Davide, Scheidt, Robert A., Simo, Lucia S.   +4 more
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Spectrum of topics for world congresses and other activities of the International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) : a first proposal [PDF]

, 2013
Background: One of the objectives of the International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine is to improve the continuity of World Congresses.
Fialka-Moser, Veronika, Gutenbrunner, Christoph, Guzman, Manuel, Imamura, Marta, Li, Jianan, Li, Leonard SW, Stucki, Gerold, Vanderstraeten, Guy, Ward, Anthony B   +8 more
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Evaluation of deformity and hand function in cerebral palsy patients

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2008
Background A cross-sectional study was performed to describe the upper limb deformity and function in cerebral palsy patients and to determine the correlation of deformity, spasticity, motor control, and sensation to hand function in the said population.
Wang Kwan, Gudushauri Paata, Yan Lam, Fung Boris, Lee Ellen Y, Law Karlen, Ip Josephine, Chow Shew   +7 more
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A review of the effectiveness of lower limb orthoses used in cerebral palsy [PDF]

, 2009
To produce this review, a systematic literature search was conducted for relevant articles published in the period between the date of the previous ISPO consensus conference report on cerebral palsy (1994) and April 2008.
Bowers, Roy, ISPO (Funder), Ross, Karyn
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The use of botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of spasticity of the lower limbs in stroke patients. Clinical case

Нервно-мышечные болезни, 2015
The article describes a clinical case of spasticity and its treatment with botulinum toxin type A in a patient with the consequences of acute stroke.
A. P. Kovalenko
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