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A portable system to measure knee extensor spasticity after spinal cord injury
BackgroundThe pendulum test is a quantitative method used to assess knee extensor spasticity in humans with spinal cord injury (SCI). Yet, the...
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Management of spasticity in individuals with spinal cord injury in the era of COVID-19 pandemic societal restrictions
Study designCross-sectional telephone interviews.
ObjectiveThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic placed unprecedented pressure on healthcare...
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Testing spasticity mechanisms in chronic stroke before and after intervention with contralesional motor cortex 1 Hz rTMS and physiotherapy
BackgroundPrevious studies showed that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) reduces spasticity after stroke. However, clinical...
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Technology-assisted assessment of spasticity: a systematic review
BackgroundSpasticity is defined as “a motor disorder characterised by a velocity dependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes (muscle tone) with...
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Corticospinal tract: a new hope for the treatment of post-stroke spasticity
Stroke is the third leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Post-stroke spasticity (PSS) is the most common complication of stroke but...
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Effect of transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation on spasticity in upper motor neuron conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Study designA systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.
ObjectivesTo determine the effect of non-invasive transcutaneous spinal direct...
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Limb accelerations during sleep are related to measures of strength, sensation, and spasticity among individuals with spinal cord injury
BackgroundTo evaluate the relationship between measures of neuromuscular impairment and limb accelerations (LA) collected during sleep among...
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Botulinum Neurotoxins for Relief of Pain Associated with Spasticity
Spasticity is a common and disabling complication of stroke, multiple sclerosis, brain and spinal cord injury, neurogenetic disorders, and cerebral...
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Acceptability and impact on spasticity of a single session of upper extremity vibration in individuals with tetraplegia
Study designPre-post design; before and after vibration intervention.
ObjectivesTo explore effect of a focal, self-applied upper extremity (UE)...
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Quantitative measurement of resistance force and subsequent attenuation during passive isokinetic extension of the wrist in patients with mild to moderate spasticity after stroke
BackgroundSpasticity is evaluated by measuring the increased resistance to passive movement, primarily by manual methods. Few options are available...
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Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of corrected slack angle derived from 2D-SWE in quantitating muscle spasticity of stroke patients
BackgroundTo explore the feasibility of corrected slack angle acquired from two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) for quantitating the...
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Effects of whole-body vibration on neuropathic pain and the relationship between pain and spasticity in persons with spinal cord injury
ObjectiveWhole-body vibration (WBV) appears to modulate reflex hyperexcitability and spasticity. Due to common underlying neural mechanisms between...
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Peripheral magnetic theta burst stimulation to muscles can effectively reduce spasticity: a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundSpasticity is a common complication of many neurological diseases and despite contributing much disability; the available therapeutic...
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The diagnostic levels of evidence of instrumented devices for measuring viscoelastic joint properties and spasticity; a systematic review
BackgroundMany diagnostic robotic devices have been developed to quantify viscoelastic properties and spasticity of patients with upper motor neuron...
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Are early clinical manifestations of spasticity associated with long-term functional outcome following spinal cord injury? A retrospective study
Study designRetrospective study of a prospective cohort of patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).
ObjectivesDetermine the relationship...
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Effect of post-stroke spasticity on voluntary movement of the upper limb
BackgroundHemiparesis following stroke is often accompanied by spasticity. Spasticity is one factor among the multiple components of the upper motor...
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Hereditary spastic paraplegia: new insights into clinical variability and spasticity–ataxia phenotype, and novel mutations
IntroductionHereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs), a genetically heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative diseases, have an incidence of around 3 to...
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Physiotherapy interventions for the treatment of spasticity in people with spinal cord injury: a systematic review
Study designSystematic review.
ObjectiveTo determine the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions for the treatment of spasticity in people with...
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Spasticity distribution and severity in individuals with HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis
In individuals with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), spasticity is one of the main symptoms. The neurological...
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Feasibility and potential effects of using the electro-dress Mollii on spasticity and functioning in chronic stroke
BackgroundSpasticity after lesions of central motor pathways may be disabling and there is a need for new, cost-effective treatment methods. One...
