RT Book, Section
A1 Thomas, Christine K.
A1 Field-Fote, Edelle C.
A2 Field-Fote, Edelle C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1157253570
T1 Spasticity After Human Spinal Cord Injury
T2 Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803617179
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157253570
RD 2024/04/18
AB OBJECTIVESAfter  reading  this  chapter,  the  reader  will  be  able  to:Differentiate  among  spasticity,  tone,  hyperreflexia,  and  rigidityDescribe  spasticity  and  its  associated  signsDiscuss  ways  that  spasticity  may  be  beneficial  and  ways  that  spasticity  can  be  problematicExplain  clinical  tests  that  are  used  to  quantify  spasticityDiscuss  some  of  the  physical  treatments  that  have  been  shown  to  reduce  spasticityCompare  and  contrast  the  medications  that  are  commonly  used  to  treat  spasticity