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Electrical Stimulation

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Clinical Evaluation and Management of Spasticity

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Spasticity is one of the most common problems faced by rehabilitation physicians. It represents a disorder of upper motor neuron pathways and is often a permanent clinical accompaniment of a variety of illnesses including stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis (MS), spinal-cord injury, and cerebral palsy (CP). It is estimated that spasticity affects approx 6 million people each year (1). Spasticity may disrupt activities of daily living, produce disabling and debilitating pain, and limit the efficacy of physical therapy.

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  1. Springfield Clinic Neuroscience Institute, Springfield, IL, USA

    David A. Gelber MD

  2. Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    Douglas R. Jeffery MD, PhD

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Rossi, P.W. (2002). Electrical Stimulation. In: Gelber, D.A., Jeffery, D.R. (eds) Clinical Evaluation and Management of Spasticity. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-092-6_6

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