Background: The Ashworth Scale and the modified Ashworth Scale are the primary clinical
measures of spasticity. A prerequisite for using any scale is a knowledge of its …

Background. The Tardieu Scale has been suggested a more appropriate clinical measure of
spasticity than the Ashworth or modified Ashworth Scales. It appears to adhere more closely …

Background The long‐term risk of stroke increases with age, and stroke is a common cause
of disability in the community. Spasticity is considered a significantly disabling impairment …

Objective: To investigate the criterion validity of the modified Ashworth Scale. Population:
Volunteers from a stroke population admitted to a district general hospital stroke unit …

To describe current patterns in the use of clinical scales and measurement tech nology for
the assessment of motor deficits in neurological rehabilitation. Question naire, sent to the …

Background and Purpose—Surface neuromuscular electrical stimulation (sNMES) after
stroke aims to improve upper limb function and reduce shoulder pain, but current evidence …

Deaths occurring during and/or in close proximity to physical restraint have been attributed
to positional asphyxia, a conclusion primarily based on opinion and reviews of case studies …

Rosewilliam S, Malhotra S, Roffe C, Jones P, Pandyan AD. Can surface neuromuscular
electrical stimulation of the wrist and hand combined with routine therapy facilitate recovery …

Objective: To explore whether goal-setting for rehabilitation with acute stroke survivors is
patient-centred and identify factors which influence the adoption of patient-centredness in …

Background: spasticity following stroke is common, but clinical measurement is difficult and
inaccurate. The most common measure is the modified Ashworth scale (MAS) which grades …