Comparison of Spasticity in Spinal cord Injury and Stroke Patients Using Reflex Period in Pendulum Test
| Autor: | Vilborg Gudmundsdóttir, Gudbjörg K. Ludvigsdóttir, Halla Kristin Gudfinnsdottir, Thordur Helgason, Halldor Karason, Gígja Magnúsdóttir, Kristjana Kristinsdottir, Belinda Chenery |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Verkfræðideild (HR), Department of Engineering (RU), Tæknisvið (HR), School of Technology (RU), Háskólinn í Reykjavík, Reykjavik University |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty Stroke patient Próf lcsh:Medicine Spinal cord injury Heilalömun Article lcsh:QM1-695 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Heilablóðfall Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine In patient Spasticity Spinal Cord Injury Molecular Biology Stroke business.industry Wartenberg pendulum test lcsh:R Pendulum Cell Biology lcsh:Human anatomy Mænuskaði medicine.disease Reflex Pendúlar Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Muscle contraction |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Translational Myology (2020) European Journal of Translational Myology |
| Popis: | Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Spasticity is a motor impairment present in patients with both stroke and spinal cord injury. In this research, the results from the Wartenberg pendulum test, performed on stroke and spinal cord injury patients using goniometers and electromyogram recordings of the quadriceps, were reviewed and a new parameter to quantify spasticity was extracted. The Reflex Period (RP) of the pendulum test was defined as the time span from 50% of the maximum velocity of the leg swing to the activation of muscle contraction in the quadriceps, determined from the EMG. The results suggest that the reflex period in stroke patients is generally shorter than in those suffering from spinal cord injury. "Peer Reviewed" |
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