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

MUTLU A., LİVANELİOĞLU A., GUNEL M.

BMC musculoskeletal disorders, vol.9, pp.44, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-44
  • Journal Name: BMC musculoskeletal disorders
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.44
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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).