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Comparison of Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke Patients using Reflex Period in Pendulum Test

Comparison of Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke Patients using Reflex Period in Pendulum Test

Title: Comparison of Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke Patients using Reflex Period in Pendulum Test
Author: Kristinsdóttir, Kristjana   orcid.org/0000-0002-8821-8447
Magnusdottir, Gigja
Chenery, Belinda   orcid.org/0000-0001-8052-6771
Guðmundsdóttir, Vilborg   orcid.org/0000-0002-4176-5785
Gudfinnsdottir, Halla   orcid.org/0000-0002-6055-6698
Kárason, Halldór   orcid.org/0000-0003-1670-6676
Ludvigsdóttir, Guðbjörg   orcid.org/0000-0001-7701-023X
Helgason, Thordur   orcid.org/0000-0002-5753-3217
Date: 2020-04-01
Language: English
Scope: 154-158
University/Institute: Háskólinn í Reykjavík
Reykjavik University
School: Tæknisvið (HR)
School of Technology (RU)
Department: Verkfræðideild (HR)
Department of Engineering (RU)
Series: European Journal of Translational Myology;30(1)
ISSN: 2037-7452
2037-7460 (eISSN)
DOI: 10.4081/ejtm.2019.8907
Subject: Spasticity; Wartenberg pendulum test; Stroke; Spinal cord injury; Heilalömun; Pendúlar; Próf; Heilablóðfall; Mænuskaði
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2161

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Kristinsdottir, K., Magnusdottir, G., Chenery, B., Gudmundsdottir, V., Gudfinnsdottir, H. K., Karason, H., Ludvigsdottir, G. K., & Helgason, T. (2020). Comparison of Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke Patients Using Reflex Period in Pendulum Test. European Journal of Translational Myology, 30(1), 154–158. https://doi.org/10.4081/ejtm.2019.8907

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Spasticity is a motor impairment present in patients with both stroke and spinal cord injury. In this research, the results from the Wartenberg pendulum test, performed on stroke and spinal cord injury patients using goniometers and electromyogram recordings of the quadriceps, were reviewed and a new parameter to quantify spasticity was extracted. The Reflex Period (RP) of the pendulum test was defined as the time span from 50% of the maximum velocity of the leg swing to the activation of muscle contraction in the quadriceps, determined from the EMG. The results suggest that the reflex period in stroke patients is generally shorter than in those suffering from spinal cord injury.

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