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dc.contributor.author | Banky M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ross, Hannah | - |
dc.contributor.author | Williams G. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kahn M. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-09T22:37:13Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2025-01-09T22:37:13Z | - |
dc.date.copyright | 2024 | - |
dc.date.issued | 2024-12-31 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Disability and Rehabilitation. 1-8(1) (no pagination), 2025. Date of Publication: 31 December 2024. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.monashhealth.org/monashhealthjspui/handle/1/53050 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose To investigate the relationship between the distribution and severity of hypertonicity and spasticity on walking speed in people with neurological injuries. Material/Methods This cross-sectional observation cohort study used the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Modified Tardieu Scale (MTS) to assess hypertonicity and spasticity of the gastrocnemius, soleus, hamstrings and quadriceps. Participants were classified as having a distal (gastrocnemius and/or soleus), proximal (hamstrings and/or quadriceps) or mixed distribution of hypertonicity or spasticity. The 10-m walk test was used to quantify walking speed. Results Seventy-five individuals with an adult-onset neurological condition participated. Those with a mixed distribution of hypertonicity or spasticity walked more slowly than those with a distal distribution. This finding was statistically significant when examining spasticity (0.54 vs 1.05 m/sec, p = 0.005), not hypertonicity (0.73 vs 1.05 m/sec, p = 0.162). The higher the severity score of hypertonicity or spasticity, the lower the walking speed. This finding was statistically significant when examining hypertonicity (r = −0.502, p < 0.001), but not spasticity (r = −0.171, p = 0.143). Conclusion The severity of hypertonicity demonstrated a relationship with walking speed, whereas the severity of spasticity did not. Results for the MAS and MTS are not interchangeable. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Disability and Rehabilitation | - |
dc.subject.mesh | neurology | - |
dc.subject.mesh | rehabilitation | - |
dc.title | The distribution and severity of lower-limb hypertonicity and spasticity differentially impacts walking speed in people with neurological injuries. | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.affiliation | Physiotherapy | - |
dc.identifier.affiliation | Allied Health | - |
dc.type.studyortrial | Observational study (cohort, case-control, cross sectional, or survey) | - |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2447369 | - |
dc.identifier.institution | (Banky) Department of Physiotherapy, Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia | - |
dc.identifier.institution | (Ross) Department of Physiotherapy, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia; School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Frankston | - |
dc.identifier.institution | (Williams) Department of Physiotherapy, Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, Australia;Department of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia | - |
dc.identifier.institution | (Kahn) Department of Physiotherapy, Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia | - |
dc.identifier.affiliationmh | (Ross) Department of Physiotherapy, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia; School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Frankston | - |
item.fulltext | No Fulltext | - |
item.cerifentitytype | Publications | - |
item.openairecristype | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf | - |
item.grantfulltext | none | - |
item.openairetype | Article | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Physiotherapy | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Allied Health | - |
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