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Using PubMed, I combined various terms for searching articles regarding the subject. At first, I found some articles giving specific information concerning spasticity and its cause. Later on, I searched for articles including physiotherapy and its treatment. I searched for new articles in the references for other relevant studies.<br> | Using PubMed, I combined various terms for searching articles regarding the subject. At first, I found some articles giving specific information concerning spasticity and its cause. Later on, I searched for articles including physiotherapy and its treatment. I searched for new articles in the references for other relevant studies.<br> | ||
== | == Definition/Description == | ||
Spasticity is a velocity-dependent disorder of the stretch reflex that results in increased muscle tone. <ref name="Lance">Lance JW. The control of muscle tone, reflexes, and movement: Robert Wartenberg Lecture. Neurology. 1980;30(12): 1303-13.</ref><br> | |||
== Clinical Presentation == | == Clinical Presentation == | ||
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Using PubMed, I combined various terms for searching articles regarding the subject. At first, I found some articles giving specific information concerning spasticity and its cause. Later on, I searched for articles including physiotherapy and its treatment. I searched for new articles in the references for other relevant studies.
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Spasticity is a velocity-dependent disorder of the stretch reflex that results in increased muscle tone. [1]
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- ↑ Lance JW. The control of muscle tone, reflexes, and movement: Robert Wartenberg Lecture. Neurology. 1980;30(12): 1303-13.
