Stop using the Ashworth Scale for the assessment of spasticity
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Stop using the Ashworth Scale for the assessment of spasticity.
AIM Many studies have been performed on the methodological qualities of the (modified) Ashworth Scale but overall these studies seem inconclusive. The aim of this study was to investigate the construct validity and inter-rater reliability of the Ashworth Scale (AS) for the assessment of spasticity in the upper and lower extremities. METHOD A cross-sectional study on spasticity in the elbow fl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.177071