Effect of Ankle Plantar Flexor Spasticity Level on Balance in Patients With Stroke: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study
Effect of Ankle Plantar Flexor Spasticity Level on Balance in Patients With Stroke: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study
Ashraf Mahmoudzadeh
1
, PhD ;
Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari
1, 2
, PhD ;
Soofia Naghdi
1, 2
, PhD ;
Ebrahim Sadeghi-Demneh
3
, PhD ;
Omid Motamedzadeh
1
, PhD ;
Brandon S Shaw
4
, PhD ;
Ardalan Shariat
2
, PhD ;
Ina Shaw
4
, PhD
1
Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2
Neuroscience Institute, Sports Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3
Prosthetics and Orthotics Department, Musculoskeletal Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4
Department of Human Movement Science, University of Zululand, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Corresponding Author:
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Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, PhD
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Department of Physiotherapy
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School of Rehabilitation
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Enghelab Ave, Pich-e-shemiran
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Tehran, 11489
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Iran
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Phone:
98 21 77533939
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Fax: 98 21 77727009
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Email: nakhostin@sina.tums.ac.ir