Individuals who suffered spinal cord injury, spasticity of paresis or plegian leg muscle

The object of research – individuals with spinal cord injuries, leg muscle spasticity. The relevance of research: individuals with spinal cord injury, spasticity (muscle tone) is usually studied in any disease (eg. after a stroke, with cerebral palsy, etc.) and checked applied rehabilitation program effectiveness, i.e. the investigators determined or influenced by muscle spasticity in their applied rehabilitation program or not. Studying muscle spasticity after spinal cord injury had very different results. Evaluation of the results of the various authors (Woolacott & Berne, 2006, Hsieh et al, 2008, Gorassini et al, 2008; Elovic, 2001, Adams & Hicks, 2005) is not clear how influence height of spinal cord injury, duration and depth of the infringement, sport to muscle spasticity. The study objective - to identify and assess spasticity of paresis or plegian leg muscle of the individuals who suffered spinal cord injury. Objectives: 1. To identify and assess spasticity of paresis or plegian leg muscle of individuals with spinal cord injuries according to the height of the infringement; 2. To identify and assess spasticity of paresis or plegian leg muscle of individuals with spinal cord injuries of the infringement on the depth; 3. To identify and assess spasticity of paresis or plegian leg muscle of individuals with spinal cord injuries according to the duration of the infringement; 4. To identify and evaluate spasticity of paresis or plegian leg muscle of individuals with spinal cord injuries who is going in for sport and not. Methodology: released muscle quadriceps femoris – rectus muscle (rectus femore) of the method of myotonometer. The study was conducted in two limb positions. The inner probe of myotonometro is placed on a straight muscle (quadriceps muscle) of approximately 4 cm from the middle of femur toward the distal end. The study was carried out the frequency of 8 measurements and 8 experiments (1 measurement = 8 experiments), i.e. the tests were carried out every 250g to 2 kg of pressure forces. Contingent: The research was performed in the Landscape Therapy and Recreation Center under the Paraplegic Association in Monciskes, in summer 2009, we investigated 45 subjects with spinal cord injuries. Research on divided into four groups: 1. according to the height of the spinal cord injury, 2. according to the depth of spinal cord injury, 3. duration of the infringement, 4. exercise taken in accordance with. CONCLUSIONS 1. Spasticity (muscle tone), according heigh of the infringement is the maximum of persons with spinal cord injury in the area of the breast (Th1 – 7), on less – cervical area (C4 – 7) and the lowest – area of thoracal - lumbar (Th8 – L3). Limb position had no effect on spasticity nor one breach high level. 2. Increased spasticity (muscle tone) in accordance with the depth of the breach of individuals experienced in complete spinal cord injury than those who experienced incomplete spinal cord injury. Position of limb for those who experienced complete or incomplete spinal cord injury, had no effect on spasticity. 3. Spasticity (muscle tone) in accordance with the length of damage was similar to those with a duration of up to 3 years of damage, and those with a duration - more than 3 years of damage. On limb muscle spasticity were observed. 4. Sports is not affected by individuals with spinal cord injury, leg muscle spasticity. Only the outstretched limb position (pressure force of 0.25 kg) adversely influenced (increased spasticity was) leg muscle spasticity for sports persons with spinal cord injury