Measuring spasticity: a survey of current practice among health-care professionals
- 2 October 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mark Allen Group in British Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Vol. 1 (2), 90-95
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjtr.1994.1.2.90
Abstract
A wide range of objective and subjective measurements of spasticity are available, but there is little information as to how well this is appreciated by healthcare professionals, nor are there data regarding the extent to which these measurements are being used, and by whom. This article presents the results of a questionnaire sentto physiotherapists, occupational therapists, doctors and nurses designed to answer these important issues.Keywords
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