Ankle torque steadiness is related to muscle activation variability and coactivation in children with cerebral palsy

Hypertonia in childhood secondary dyston

Hypertonia in childhood secondary dystonia due to cerebral palsy is associated with reflex muscle activation

✍ Johan van Doornik; Sahana Kukke; Terence D. Sanger 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 138 KB

## Abstract It is often assumed that co‐contraction of antagonist muscles is responsible for increased resistance to passive movement in hypertonic dystonia. Although co‐contraction may certainly contribute to hypertonia in some patients, the role of reflex activation has never been investigated. W