KD
K. Desloovere
9 records found
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Applying Stretch to Evoke Hyperreflexia in Spasticity Testing
Velocity vs. Acceleration
In neurological diseases, muscles often become hyper-resistant to stretch due to hyperreflexia, an exaggerated stretch reflex response that is considered to primarily depend on the muscle's stretch velocity. However, there is still limited understanding of how different biomechan
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With the rise of biofeedback in gait training in cerebral palsy there is a need for real-time measurements of gait kinematics. The Human Body Model (HBM) is a recently developed model, optimized for the real-time computing of kinematics. This study evaluated differences between H
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Background: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) present altered gait patterns and electromyography (EMG) activity compared to typically developing children. To temporarily reduce muscular activity and to correct the abnormal muscle force balance, Botulinum Toxin type A (BTX-A) inje
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Background:Children with cerebral palsy (CP) present with a pathological gait pattern due to musculoskeletal impairments, such as muscle weakness and altered bony geometry. However, the effect of these impairments on gait performance is still unknown. Research aim:This study aime
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Background: Many patients with cerebral palsy present a pathologic gait pattern, which presumably induces aberrant musculoskeletal loading that interferes with natural bone growth, causing bone deformations on the long term. Botulinum toxin interventions and single-event multilev
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Spasticity is an important, but not the only, component contributing to the increased joint resistance experienced by children with spastic cerebral palsy. Conventional clinical spasticity scales, based on physical examination of the passive muscle, are easy to apply in pediatric
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Background and purpose: To support clinical decision-making in central neurological disorders, a physical examination is used to assess responses to passive muscle stretch. However, what exactly is being assessed is expressed and interpreted in different ways. A clear diagnostic
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