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15 sty 2021 · Post-stroke spasticity (PSS) is a complication that contributes to limitations in performance of activities and community participation. It occurs in anywhere from 19% (Sommerfeld et al. 2004) to 92% (Malhotra et al. 2011) of stroke survivors. Its prevalence may be as high as 38% in the first year following a stroke (Watkins et al. 2002 ...
13 wrz 2012 · Lower extremity spasticity can limit ambulation, such as when an equinovarus foot prevents the foot flat position during the stance phase of gait, resulting in instability, and resulting in knee pain attributable to excessive recurvatum when ankle plantar flexor spasticity overwhelms.
22 cze 2024 · Spasticity as the excess symptom component of spastic paresis may already develop in the first weeks post stroke [Citation 5–7]. Moreover, spasticity by itself may be the result of a complex interplay between neural and non-neural, i.e., biomechanical and tissue-related, components.
Epidemiological studies have shown that up to 38% of stroke patients are affected by spasticity (4), which equates to more than 40,000 newly affected patients with post-stroke spasticity (PSS) per year in England alone (5). Onset of spasticity can occur at any time after stroke (6).
Poststroke spasticity (PSS) is associated with significant consequences for a patient's functional status and quality of life.
20 wrz 2021 · Spasticity is a motor and sensory disorder characterised by an intermittent or sustained increase in tonic stretch reflexes with exaggerated tendon jerks, resulting from hyperexcitability of the stretch reflex. 7, 8 It is common after stroke, with the prevalence of motor impairments estimated at up to 80% in stroke survivors. 3, 9 - 13.
15 sty 2021 · The mere presence of spasticity is not enough reason to initiate treatment. A thoughtful assessment of the clinical picture and functional impairment is the first step in establishing a management strategy, followed by treatment goal setting.
