OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether resting joint angle is indicative of severity of @entity508 in @entity64 survivors. METHODS: Seventeen @entity64 subjects (male: n   =   13; female: n   =   4; age: 37-89   years; 11 right and 6 left @entity1158 ; averaged 54.8   months after @entity64 , ranging 12-107   months) participated in the study. The number of subjects with @entity2653 ( @entity2653 )   =   0, 1, 1+, 2, and 3 was 3, 3, 5, 3, and 3, respectively. In a single experimental session, resting elbow joint angle, @entity2653 , and Tardieu scale score (Tardieu R1) were measured. A customized motorized stretching device was used to stretch elbow flexors at 5, 50, and 100  /s, respectively. Biomechanical responses (peak reflex torque and reflex stiffness) of elbow flexors were quantified. Correlation analyses between clinical and biomechanical assessments were performed. RESULTS: Resting elbow joint angle showed a strong positive correlation with Tardieu R1 (r   =   0.77, p   <   0.01) and a very strong negative correlation with @entity2653 (r   =   -0.89, p   <   0.01). The resting angle also had strong correlations with biomechanical measures (r   =   -0.63 to -0.76, p   <   0.01). CONCLUSION: Our study provides experimental evidence for anecdotal observation that the resting elbow joint angle correlates with severity of @entity508 in @entity64 . Resting angle observation for @entity508 assessment can and will be an easy, yet a valid way of @entity508 estimation in clinical settings, particularly for small muscles or muscles which are not easily measurable by common clinical methods.

Correlation of Resting Elbow Angle with Spasticity in XXXX .

@entity1158 :: ('MESH:D006429', 'Disease') :: ['hemiplegia'] @entity508 :: ('MESH:D009128', 'Disease') :: ['spasticity', 'spasticity of the elbow flexors'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke', 'hemiparetic stroke', 'chronic stroke'] @entity2653 :: ('MESH:C538175', 'Disease') :: ['modified Ashworth scale score', 'MAS']
@entity64 :: (MESH:D020521,Disease) :: ['Chronic Stroke Survivors']
