Authors
Anand D Pandyan, Garth R Johnson, Christopher IM Price, Richard H Curless, Michael P Barnes, Helen Rodgers
Publication date
1999/10
Source
Clinical rehabilitation
Volume
13
Issue
5
Pages
373-383
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Description
Background: The Ashworth Scale and the modified Ashworth Scale are the primary clinical measures of spasticity. A prerequisite for using any scale is a knowledge of its characteristics and limitations, as these will play a part in analysing and interpreting the data. Despite the current emphasis on treating spasticity, clinicians rarely measure it.
Objectives: To determine the validity and the reliability of the Ashworth and modified Ashworth Scales.
Study design: A theoretical analysis following a structured literature review (key words: Ashworth; Spasticity; Measurement) of 40 papers selected from the BIDS-EMBASE, First Search and Medline databases.
Conclusions: The application of both scales would suggest that confusion exists on their characteristics and limitations as measures of spasticity. Resistance to passive movement is a complex measure that will be influenced by many factors, only one of which could be …
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