Reliability of measurements of muscle tone and muscle power in stroke patients.

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Published in Age Ageing on May 01, 2000

Authors

J M Gregson1, M J Leathley, A P Moore, T L Smith, A K Sharma, C L Watkins

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine for the Elderly, University Hospital, Aintree, Liverpool, UK.

Associated clinical trials:

Music Therapy for Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients (SONICHAND) | NCT03306797

Wearable Robotic System and Robotic Mirror Therapy in Spastic Hemiplegia Post Botulinum Toxin Injection | NCT04826900

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