Reliability of a new scale for measurement of spasticity in stroke patients.

CONCLUSION: The TSS has good test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability in measurement of muscle tone. This new scale provides an alternative for measuring spasticity, which avoids some of the shortcomings of previous scales.
PMID: 24953570 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - November 14, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: J Rehabil Med Source Type: research