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Influence of Posture and Muscle Length on Stretch Reflex Activity in Poststroke Patients With Spasticity  Judith F. Fleuren, MD, Mark J. Nederhand, MD,

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1 Influence of Posture and Muscle Length on Stretch Reflex Activity in Poststroke Patients With Spasticity  Judith F. Fleuren, MD, Mark J. Nederhand, MD, PhD, Hermie J. Hermens, PhD  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  Volume 87, Issue 7, Pages (July 2006) DOI: /j.apmr Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Example of the pendulum test on the affected side, in the sitting position. The Ashworth score was 1 for the extensors and 2 for the flexors. (A) Rectus femoris, (B) vastus lateralis, (C) semitendinous, and (D) knee angle. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 The pendulum test on the affected side, in the supine position (same subject as in fig 1). The Ashworth score was 3 for the extensors and 1 for the flexors. (A) Rectus femoris, (B) vastus lateralis, (C) semitendinous, and (D) knee angle. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions


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