Reliability of Ashworth and Modified Ashworth scales in children with spastic cerebral palsy.

MUTLU A., LİVANELİOĞLU A., GUNEL M.

BMC musculoskeletal disorders, cilt.9, ss.44, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-44
  • Dergi Adı: BMC musculoskeletal disorders
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.44
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Measurement of spasticity is a difficult and unresolved problem, partly due to its complexity and the fact that there are many factors involved. In the assessment of spasticity in the pediatric disabled population, methods that are easily used in practice are ordinal scales that still lack reliability. A prospective cross-sectional observational study was planned to determine the reliability of the Ashworth Scale (AS) and the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP).