ReviewThe Journal of international medical research2020
Advanced quantitative estimation methods for spasticity: a literature review.
Review in The Journal of international medical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05662878 (Evaluation of Hand Strength and Spasticity in Hemiplegic Patients Using Hand-Finger Robot Device), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evaluation of Hand Strength and Spasticity in Hemiplegic Patients Using Hand-Finger Robot Device
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- [Validity and reliability of the Tardieu scale for assessing upper limb spasticity in adults with cerebrovascular disease. Systematic review].Revista de neurologia · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Spasticity After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Pooled it
- A usability study in patients with stroke using MERLIN, a robotic system based on serious games for upper limb rehabilitation in the home setting.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Trial
- Non-Invasive Assessment of Hypertonic Muscle Properties After Botulinum Toxin Neuromodulation in Post-Stroke Patients: A Systematic Literature Review of Recent Evidence (2023-2025) on Mobility and Balance.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Automated assessment of upper limb spasticity in stroke patients with fusion of multichannel surface electromyography features.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
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- Scorpionism in Pará, Brazil: Clinical assessment of neuromuscular manifestations.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2025Observational
- Impacts of hippotherapy simulation on balance, postural control, and spasticity of thigh adductor muscles in children with spastic bilateral Cerebral Palsy: A single-blind clinical trial study.Iranian journal of child neurology · 2025Article
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- Gait Reconstruction Strategy Using Botulinum Toxin Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation.Toxins · 2024Review
- Methods of muscle spasticity assessment in children with cerebral palsy: a scoping review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Objectivizing Measures of Post-Stroke Hand Rehabilitation through Multi-Disciplinary Scales.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Validity, Intra-Rater Reliability and Normative Data of the Neuroflexor™ Device to Measure Spasticity of the Ankle Plantar Flexors after Stroke.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- Characterization of the Structural and Mechanical Changes of the Biceps Brachii and Gastrocnemius Muscles in the Subacute and Chronic Stage after Stroke.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Quantitative assessment of spasticity: a narrative review of novel approaches and technologies.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Electrical impedance myography combined with quantitative assessment techniques in paretic muscle of stroke survivors: Insights and challenges.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
- Pendulum test in chronic hemiplegic stroke population: additional ambulatory information beyond spasticity.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- The Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Spastic Muscle of the Wrist Joint in Stroke Survivors: Evidence From Neuromechanical Analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
- Advances in the diagnosis and management of post-stroke limb spasticity: a narrative review.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
Post-stroke spasticity seriously affects patients' quality of life. Spasticity is considered to involve both neural and non-neural factors. Current clinical scales, such as the Modified Ashworth Scale and the Modified Tardieu Scale, lack reliability and reproducibility. These scales are also unable to identify the neural and non-neural contributions to spasticity. Surface electromyography and biomechanical and myotonometry measurement methods for post-stroke spasticity are discussed in this report. Surface electromyography can provide neural information, while myotonometry can estimate muscular properties. Both the neural and non-neural contributions can be estimated by biomechanical measurement. These laboratory methods can quantitatively assess spasticity. They can provide more valuable information for further study on treatment and rehabilitation than clinical scales.
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