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The Modified Ashworth scale (MAS) measures resistance during passive soft-tissue stretching and is used as a simple measure of spasticity. [1] Scoring (taken from Bohannon and Smith, 1987): 0: No increase in muscle tone
The primary advantages of a plantigrade foot are stability and weight-bearing ability; plantigrade feet have the largest surface area. The primary disadvantage of a plantigrade foot is speed. With more bones and joints in the foot, the leg is both shorter and heavier at the far end, which makes it difficult to move rapidly.
Extension phenomena are positive if the great toe dorsiflexes (goes up) following the stimulus: . Babinski reflex: The plantar aspect of the foot is gently stimulated in a line starting a few centimeters distal to the heel and extended to a point just behind the toes, and then turned medially across the transverse arch.
Spasticity (from Greek spasmos- 'drawing, pulling') is a feature of altered skeletal muscle performance with a combination of paralysis, increased tendon reflex activity, and hypertonia. It is also colloquially referred to as an unusual "tightness", stiffness, or "pull" of muscles.
A unilateral spastic gait presents with the affected leg held in extension and plantar flexion.The arm on the same side is often flexed. The individual circumducts the affected leg as they swing it during walking.
FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue is a 1998 American animated fantasy adventure film, a direct-to-video sequel to FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992). Produced by Wild Brain Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment through the CBS/Fox Video Label, the film was directed by Phil Robinson and Dave Marshall, and written by Chris Fink and Richard Tulloch.
FernGully: The Last Rainforest is a 1992 animated musical fantasy film directed by Bill Kroyer in his feature directorial debut.Scripted by Jim Cox and adapted from the "FernGully" stories by Diana Young, the film is an Australian and American [2] venture produced by Kroyer Films, Inc., Youngheart Productions, FAI Films, and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Lomaria nuda, commonly known as the fishbone waterfern, is a fern that grows up to a metre tall, and is abundant in rainforest and eucalyptus forests in eastern Australia. The species is placed in the genus Lomaria in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), [ 2 ] but is often retained in genus Blechnum as Blechnum nudum .