"Muscle Spasticity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A form of muscle hypertonia associated with upper MOTOR NEURON DISEASE. Resistance to passive stretch of a spastic muscle results in minimal initial resistance (a "free interval") followed by an incremental increase in muscle tone. Tone increases in proportion to the velocity of stretch. Spasticity is usually accompanied by HYPERREFLEXIA and variable degrees of MUSCLE WEAKNESS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p54)
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D009128
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.651.512 C10.597.613.550.550 C23.888.592.608.550.550
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Spasticity" by people in Profiles.
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Riad J, Modlesky CM, Gutierrez-Farewik EM, Broström E. Are muscle volume differences related to concentric muscle work during walking in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 May; 470(5):1278-85.
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Pierce SR, Prosser LA, Lee SC, Lauer RT. The relationship between spasticity and muscle volume of the knee extensors in children with cerebral palsy. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2012; 24(2):177-81; discussion 182.
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Johnston TE, Watson KE, Ross SA, Gates PE, Gaughan JP, Lauer RT, Tucker CA, Engsberg JR. Effects of a supported speed treadmill training exercise program on impairment and function for children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2011 Aug; 53(8):742-50.
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Latash ML, Levin MF, Scholz JP, Schöner G. Motor control theories and their applications. Medicina (Kaunas). 2010; 46(6):382-92.
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Pierce SR, Johnston TE, Shewokis PA, Lauer RT. Examination of spasticity of the knee flexors and knee extensors using isokinetic dynamometry with electromyography and clinical scales in children with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med. 2008; 31(2):208-14.
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Little JW, Ditunno JF. Soleus H-reflex in spastic spinal cord injury patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004 Dec; 85(12):2070; author reply 2070-1.
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Campbell JW, Herbison GJ, Chen YT, Jaweed MM, Gussner CG. Spontaneous electromyographic potentials in chronic spinal cord injured patients: relation to spasticity and length of nerve. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1991 Jan; 72(1):23-7.