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The problem of muscle tone and its measurement is discussed. The importance of studying the patient as a whole subject is stressed. A possibility of muscle tone measurement is probably the measurement of the speed of an action and an increase in educrane.
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Pool, G. Thoughts about the measurements of muscle tone. Spinal Cord 9, 73–77 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1971.11
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1971.11