Muscle Spasticity - Rehabilitation
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Robot-mediated and clinical scales evaluation after upper limb botulinum toxin type A injection in children with hemiplegia.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this pilot study was to examine changes in different aspects of impairment, including spasticity in the upper limbs, of hemiplegic children following botulinum toxin type A intervention. Progress was assessed using standard ... Read more...

New clinical and research trends in lower extremity management for ambulatory children with cerebral palsy.

30 Jul 2009 Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most prevalent physical disability in childhood and includes a group of disorders with varying manifestations. This article focuses on current and future intervention strategies for improving mobility and participation ... Read more...

Functional electrical stimulation-assisted cycling of patients with multiple sclerosis: biomechanical and functional outcome--a pilot study.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether functional electrical stimulation-supported ergometric training of patients with multiple sclerosis has a prosthetic or therapeutic effect on biomechanical (power, smoothness of cycling) and functional outcomes ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Muscle Spasticity - Rehabilitation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Robot-mediated and clinical scales evaluation after upper limb botulinum toxin type A injection in children with hemiplegia. 30 Oct 2009
• New clinical and research trends in lower extremity management for ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Functional electrical stimulation-assisted cycling of patients with multiple sclerosis: biomechanical and functional outcome--a pilot study. 29 Jun 2009
• Management of spasticity and dystonia in children with acquired brain injury with rehabilitation and botulinum toxin A. 30 May 2009
• Watsu approach for improving spasticity and ambulatory function in hemiparetic patients with stroke. 30 May 2009
• A randomized controlled trial to compare two botulinum toxin injection techniques on the functional improvement of the leg of children with cerebral palsy. 27 May 2009
• Sonography of the shoulder in hemiplegic patients undergoing rehabilitation after a recent stroke. 29 Apr 2009
• Changes in passive mechanical properties of the gastrocnemius muscle at the muscle fascicle and joint levels in stroke survivors. 29 Apr 2009
• Surgery after stroke corrects deformities and restores mobility. 30 Mar 2009
• Transcutaneous electrical stimulation on acupuncture points improves muscle function in subjects after acute stroke: a randomized controlled trial. 30 Mar 2009
• Test-retest reproducibility and smallest real difference of 5 hand function tests in patients with stroke. 2 Mar 2009
• [Muscle weakness in cerebral palsy] 27 Feb 2009
• [Management of spasticity in children with cerebral palsy] 27 Feb 2009
• A model of the upper extremity using FES for stroke rehabilitation. 27 Feb 2009
• Effects of a functional electrical stimulation-assisted leg-cycling wheelchair on reducing spasticity of patients after stroke. 27 Feb 2009
• Mental techniques during manual stretching in spasticity--a pilot randomized controlled trial. 30 Jan 2009
• FES-propelled cycling of SCI subjects with highly spastic leg musculature. 30 Dec 2008
• Inter-rater reliability of the Modified Modified Ashworth Scale as a clinical tool in measurements of post-stroke elbow flexor spasticity. 30 Dec 2008
• Neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the gluteus medius improves the gait of children with cerebral palsy. 30 Dec 2008
• Botulinum toxin dilution and endplate targeting in spasticity: a double-blind controlled study. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Muscle Spasticity'

Definition: A form of muscle hypertonia associated with upper MOTOR NEURON DISEASE. Resistance to passive stretch of a spastic muscle results in minimal initial resistance (a "free interval") followed by an incremental increase in muscle tone. Tone increases in proportion to the velocity of stretch. Spasticity is usually accompanied by HYPERREFLEXIA and variable degrees of MUSCLE WEAKNESS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p54)

Descriptor UI: D009128

Alternative terms: Muscle Spasticity; Spasticity, Muscle; Spastic; Clasp-Knife Spasticity; Clasp Knife Spasticity; Spasticity, Clasp-Knife;

Related Mesh Headings: Spasm;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C05.651.512; C10.597.613.550.550; C23.888.592.608.550.550;

History Note: 1977

Technical Notes: skeletal muscle only; note category: not physiological; spastic paralysis: coord NIM with PARALYSIS (IM); spasticity in cerebral palsy: coord NIM with CEREBRAL PALSY only if musc spasticity is especially discussed