TESTING AND MODELING OF SPASTICITY
TESTING AND MODELING OF SPASTICITY
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DOI:
10.1016/0141-5425(82)90067-x
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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通讯作者:
BOWMAN, B
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作者:
BAJD, T;BOWMAN, B
A clinically applicable method for quantitative evaluation of spasticity of the knee was determined using the minimum instrumentation necessary for a quick and simple estimation of spasticity. Skeletal muscle spasticity is assessed by physical therapists as increased resistance of a particular muscle group to manually induced passive movement. Here, the passive movement was produced by the force of gravity while the resistance was observed from the joint goniogram. Spasticity of the knee extensors was measured on patients with spinal cord injuries. Records of severe, moderate and slight spasticity are presented. A mathematical model was developed describing the behavior of healthy and spastic extremity.