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Comparative Study
. 1984 Jan;6(1):9-16.
doi: 10.1016/0141-5425(84)90003-7.

Pendulum testing of spasticity

T Bajd, L Vodovnik
Comparative Study

Pendulum testing of spasticity

T Bajd et al. J Biomed Eng. 1984 Jan.

Abstract

Simple and inexpensive instrumentation required for pendulum testing of spasticity is described. It is based on the use of an electrogoniometer and tachometer. Eight parameters are extracted from the goniogram and the tachogram to evaluate the degree of spasticity. The correlation coefficients are calculated to determine the parameters relevant for the estimation of spasticity. Spasticity was assessed in the knee extensors of ten spinal cord injury patients and in five hemiplegics. The described instrumentation and evaluation of the pendulum test provide an effective spasticity testing in the clinical environment.

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