Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Neurology Report

Publication Date

1995

Volume

19

Issue

2

Disciplines

Rehabilitation and Therapy

Abstract

Spasticity and excessive muscular cocontraction during movement are common impairments following upper motor neuron (UMN) lesions. For example, during voluntary ankle dorsiflexion, individuals with spastic type cerebral palsy (CP) do not inhibit the antagonist triceps surae motoneuron pool.

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