The impact of spasticity and contractures on dependency and outcomes from rehabilitation

The impact of spasticity and contractures on dependency and outcomes from rehabilitation

Background: Acquired brain injury (ABI) can result in severe physical impairment causing difficulty with moving which, if not actively managed, can lead to contracture and deformity. Delayed access to rehabilitation may result in more contracture, with potential to increase duration of rehabilitatio...

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Main Authors: Stephen Ashford, Barbara Singer, Hilary Rose, Lynne Turner-Stokes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams Wilkins 2022-01-01
Series:The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Subjects:
acquired brain injury
contracture
cost
functional gains
spasticity
Online Access:http://www.jisprm.org/article.asp?issn=2349-7904;year=2022;volume=5;issue=3;spage=97;epage=104;aulast=Ashford

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