Article

OBJECTIVE: To assess the inter-rater reliability of the Modified Modified
Ashworth Scale (MMAS) in lower limb muscle spasticity. RESEARCH DESIGN:
Cross-sectional observational study. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. METHODS : Twenty-two adults with neurological conditions (17 women, five men,
age range 21-82 years; mean +/- SD, 44 +/- 18 years) participated. Hip adductor,
knee extensor and ankle plantarflexor were assessed in a random order. RESULTS: Inter-rater agreement for two raters was very good for the
hip adductor and the knee extensor (weighted kappa = 0.82, p < 0.0001) and good
for the ankle plantarflexor (weighted kappa = 0.74, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: The
Modified Modified Ashworth Scale produced reliable measurements between raters in
the assessment of lower limb muscle spasticity.

Langue : ANGLAIS