tailieunhanh - báo cáo hóa học: "Reliability and validity of pendulum test measures of spasticity obtained with the Polhemus tracking system from patients with chronic stroke"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành hóa học dành cho các bạn yêu hóa học tham khảo đề tài:Reliability and validity of pendulum test measures of spasticity obtained with the Polhemus tracking system from patients with chronic stroke | Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation BioMed Central Research Reliability and validity of pendulum test measures of spasticity obtained with the Polhemus tracking system from patients with chronic stroke Richard W Bohannon Steven Harrison and Jeffrey Kinsella-Shaw Open Access Address Department of Physical Therapy Neag School of Education University of Connecticut Storrs USA Email Richard W Bohannon - Steven Harrison - Jeffrey Kinsella-Shaw - Corresponding author Published 30 July 2009 Received 16 October 2008 Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009 6 30 doi 1743-0003-6-30 Accepted 30 July 2009 This article is available from http content 6 1 30 2009 Bohannon et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background 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 has not been studied among patients who have experienced a stroke. Therefore this study describes the test-retest reliability and known groups and convergent validity of the pendulum test measures obtained with the Polhemus tracking system. Methods Eight patients with chronic stroke underwent pendulum tests with their affected and unaffected lower limbs with and without the addition of a kg cuff weight at the ankle using the Polhemus magnetic tracking system. Also measured bilaterally were knee resting angles Ashworth scores grades 0-4 of quadriceps femoris muscles patellar tendon knee jerk reflexes grades 04 and isometric knee