Evaluation of the Catch in Spasticity Assessment in Children With Cerebral Palsy Josien C. van den Noort, MSc, Vanessa A. Scholtes, PhD, Jules G. Becher, MD, PhD, Jaap Harlaar, PhD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 91, Issue 4, Pages 615-623 (April 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.12.022 Copyright © 2010 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Slow and fast passive stretch of the medial hamstrings. (A) Knee angle (solid line) in slow passive stretch of the medial hamstrings muscle to determine the ROM (dashed line). (B) Muscle activity of the medial hamstrings during slow passive muscle stretch. (C) Knee angle (solid line) in fast passive stretch of the medial hamstrings muscle. The catch (asterisk) appeared before the end ROM (dashed line) was reached. (D) Muscle activity of the medial hamstrings during fast passive muscle stretch. The onset (square) of the EMG burst was determined at 3 SDs beyond the baseline activity. (E) Joint angular acceleration (°/s2) during fast passive muscle stretch. The appearance of the catch (asterisk) was determined at the moment of maximal joint angular deceleration. The time delay between onset of EMG activity (square in D) and the appearance of the catch (asterisk) is shown. Abbreviations: Ext., extension; Fl., flexion. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2010 91, 615-623DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2009.12.022) Copyright © 2010 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions