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Spasticity Measurement Tools and Their Psychometric Properties Among Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review.

Saleh M AlorainiAmnah M AlassafMada M AlrezganMishal M Aldaihan
Published in: Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association (2022)
The findings of the current review indicate that there is limited evidence to recommend 1 spasticity assessment method for children and adolescents with CP. Spasticity assessment in its current state lacks a method that possesses the necessary psychometric properties and is easily used in the clinical setting.
Keyphrases
  • psychometric properties
  • cerebral palsy
  • spinal cord injury
  • botulinum toxin
  • upper limb
  • children with cerebral palsy