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

Purpose: To review the literature concerning neurophysiological methods to assess
spasticity with respect to mechanisms and methodology, and to describe the three most …

Background Spasticity is a common impairment that follows stroke, and it results typically in
functional loss. For this reason, accurate quantification of spasticity has both diagnostic and …

Objective To evaluate the spasticity and electrophysiologic effects of applying extracorporeal
shock wave therapy (ESWT) to the gastrocnemius by studying F wave and H-reflex. Method …

Objective: To investigate whether the direct application of vibratory stimuli inhibits spasticity
and improves motor function in the hemiplegic upper limbs of post-stroke patients. Design …

The pathophysiology of spasticity is a complex subject and one frequently avoided by
clinicians. Some of the difficulties relate to the definition of spasticity and popular …

Aydın G, Tomruk S, Keleş I, Özbudak Demir S, Orkun S: Transcutaneous electrical nerve
stimulation versus baclofen in spasticity: Clinical and electrophysiologic comparison. Am J …

Study design: Hyper-reflexia, measured as a decrease of low frequency-dependent
depression of the H-reflex, is known to occur in both humans and animals after spinal cord …

This study of measures of spasticity, or altered motor control, compares the clinically used
Ashworth scale with a method based on surface electromyographic (sEMG) recordings …

Thermotherapy is generally considered appropriate for post-stroke patients with spasticity,
yet its acute antispastic effects have not been comprehensively investigated. F-wave …