Inter-rater reliability of the modified Tardieu scale for the assessment of knee extensor spasticity in patient with multiple sclerosis

Authoriraj abdollahien
Authorsomaye azarniaen
Authorsoofia naghdien
AuthorMahyar Salavatien
Issued Date2017-03-31en
AbstractIntroduction: Spasticity is a common motor disorder in multiple sclerosis (MS). The modified Tardieu scale (MTS) is one of the most widely used test for assessing muscle spasticity. The aim of this study was to investigate the inter rater reliability of MTS in measuring of Knee Extensor muscle spasticity in MS patients. Materials and Methods: Knee extensors of 20 MS patients with mean age of 41.50(SD =11.95) were assessed by two inexperienced physiotherapists. The order of assessments by the two raters was randomized. The inter rater reliability of MTS was determined by ICC two-way random effects model. Results: Inter-rater reliability for quality of muscle reaction and R2-R1 as dynamic component of spasticity in knee extensors muscle was high and moderately high respectively (ICC= 0.89, 0.77). Conclusion: The results indicated MTS can be used as a reliable measurement for assessing knee extensors spasticity.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/en
KeywordSpasticityen
KeywordMultiple Sclerosisen
KeywordModified Tardieu Scaleen
KeywordInterrater Reliabilityen
Keywordاسپاستی‌سیتهen
Keywordمالتیپل اسکلروزیسen
Keywordمقیاس اصلاح‌شده تاردیوen
Keywordپایایی بین دو آزمونگرen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleInter-rater reliability of the modified Tardieu scale for the assessment of knee extensor spasticity in patient with multiple sclerosisen
TypeResearch Articleen

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