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

Kristinsdóttir, Kristjana; Magnusdottir, Gigja; Chenery, Belinda; Guðmundsdóttir, Vilborg; Gudfinnsdottir, Halla; Kárason, Halldór; Ludvigsdóttir, Guðbjörg; Helgason, Thordur

dc.contributor	Háskólinn í Reykjavík
dc.contributor	Reykjavik University
dc.contributor.author	orcid.org/0000-0002-8821-8447 Kristinsdóttir, Kristjana
dc.contributor.author	Magnusdottir, Gigja
dc.contributor.author	orcid.org/0000-0001-8052-6771 Chenery, Belinda
dc.contributor.author	orcid.org/0000-0002-4176-5785 Guðmundsdóttir, Vilborg
dc.contributor.author	orcid.org/0000-0002-6055-6698 Gudfinnsdottir, Halla
dc.contributor.author	orcid.org/0000-0003-1670-6676 Kárason, Halldór
dc.contributor.author	orcid.org/0000-0001-7701-023X Ludvigsdóttir, Guðbjörg
dc.contributor.author	orcid.org/0000-0002-5753-3217 Helgason, Thordur
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-04T16:07:46Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-04T16:07:46Z
dc.date.issued	2020-04-01
dc.identifier.citation	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
dc.identifier.issn	2037-7452
dc.identifier.issn	2037-7460 (eISSN)
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2161
dc.description	Publisher's version (útgefin grein)
dc.description.abstract	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.
dc.format.extent	154-158
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	PAGEPress Publications
dc.relation.ispartofseries	European Journal of Translational Myology;30(1)
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	Spasticity
dc.subject	Wartenberg pendulum test
dc.subject	Stroke
dc.subject	Spinal cord injury
dc.subject	Heilalömun
dc.subject	Pendúlar
dc.subject	Próf
dc.subject	Heilablóðfall
dc.subject	Mænuskaði
dc.title	Comparison of Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke Patients using Reflex Period in Pendulum Test
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dcterms.license	This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License (CC BY-NC 4.0) which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
dc.description.version	"Peer Reviewed"
dc.identifier.doi	10.4081/ejtm.2019.8907
dc.contributor.department	Verkfræðideild (HR)
dc.contributor.department	Department of Engineering (RU)
dc.contributor.school	Tæknisvið (HR)
dc.contributor.school	School of Technology (RU)