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The Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellow's National Webinar Series is hosted by Sue Mukherjee MD, FRCPC. The curriculum was originally devised by Robert Rinaldi, Margaret (Peggy) Turk, and Frank Pidcock, with input from other fellowship program directors. The goal is to provide fellow-level education on the art and science of pediatric rehabilitation medicine, and the state of pediatric rehabilitation research in various topic areas. The organizers appreciate the AAPM&R Medical Education Committee's cooperation in providing this access to the archived Webinars to fellows, residents and AAPM&R members.

This session addresses implications for measurement and treatment of spasticity, where spasticity is defined as a disorder of stretch reflex function and not an abnormality in muscle tone.

Please note that the recording begins two minutes after the presentation started, and technological issues in the last ten minutes resulted in poor audio quality and connectivity disruptions.

This activity was published in March 2015.

Appropriate Audience
Residents and practicing physicians

Learning Objectives
After completing this enduring material, the participant should be able to:

• Define upper motoneuron syndrome and spasticity
• Understand the relation between spasticity and stretch reflex function
• Understand the mechanisms of stretch reflex enhancement at the cellular level

Speaker: William Zev Rymer, MD

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Method of Study
This video is a recorded presentation on the topic. You may take as much time as you wish to review the information presented.

Estimated Time to Complete: 48 minutes

Technical Requirements
The following hardware/software specifications must be met or exceeded to complete this course:

• Web Browser and Internet connection
• Free Flash plug-in version 10 or higher
• Printer
• Pop-up windows enabled for viewing support materials
• Computer equipped with audio output (speakers or headphones)