Neural and non-neural contributions to ankle spasticity in children with cerebral palsy.
Dali XuYi-Ning WuDeborah Gaebler-SpiraFan GaoNancy J CleggMauricio R DelgadoLi-Qun ZhangPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2020)
Ankle spasticity is associated with increased phasic and tonic stretch reflexes, tendon reflex gain, and contraction and half relaxation rates. Ankle spasticity is also associated with increased elastic stiffness and viscous damping.