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13 lip 2019 · Spasticity is often misunderstood to be foot drop. Learn the difference and completely transform your walking and your balance. Call Now to Speak to a Specialist (407) 900-0841
15 sty 2021 · Introduction. 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.
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.
The estimated prevalence of PSS is 21% in the first week (7), 19% at 3 months, 22% at 4 months, 43% at 6 months (8) and 17-46% at 12 months post-stroke (9 - 11). Sensorimotor function has been found to be the most important predictor for any, or severe, spasticity (12).
20 wrz 2021 · The SALGOT study, examining post-stroke upper limb spasticity, concluded that reduced sensorimotor function was the most important predictor for both spasticity and severe spasticity at 12 months post-stroke and that spasticity could be predicted with high sensitivity at 10 days post-stroke. 25
19 sty 2021 · Poststroke spasticity (PSS) severely impairs upper-limb flexibility and the ability of walking and moving, mostly resulting from five characteristic arm spasticity patterns, four common ankle and foot spasticity patterns and stiff-knee gait (7–11).
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.
