Tone

Question 1

oxford scale

Answer 1

0 - no contraction
1 - flicker of contraction
2 - movement without gravity
3 - movement with gravity
4 - movement with gravity with some resistance
5 - movement with gravity with full resistance

Question 2

how is tone assessed

Answer 2

assessment of passive range of motion with variable speed applied to action

Question 3

modified ashworth scale

Answer 3

0 - no increase in muscle tone
1 - slight increase in muscle tone (catch and release at end of ROM)
1 + - slight increase in muscle tone (catch with little resistance through rest of ROM)
2 - increase in muscle tone through most of ROM, but can still move
3 - considerable increase in tone (passive movement difficult)
4 - affected parts rigid