Biometric Characterization of the Stretch Response in Children with Cerebral Palsy and its Relation with the Tardieu Scale

Objective: The main purpose of this study was to determine to what extent resistance to passive stretch, obtained as in the Tardieu test (TS), can evaluate spasticity in the elbow flexors of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Secondary objectives were to evaluate if the TS reflects spasticity severi...

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Main Author: Hansen, Sandra Linnea
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for bevegelsesvitenskap 2011
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-13144