Reliability and validity of pendulum test measures of spasticity obtained with the Polhemus tracking system from patients with chronic stroke

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Spasticity is a common impairment accompanying stroke. Spasticity of the quadriceps femoris muscle can be quantified using the pendulum test. The measurement properties of pendular kinematics captured using a magnetic tracking system...

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Main Authors: Harrison Steven, Bohannon Richard W, Kinsella-Shaw Jeffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Online Access:http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/6/1/30