2.3. Data Collection
shoulder extensors, elbow extensors, shoulder abduction, knee extensors, elbow flexion, wrist extensors, knee flexors, hip extensors, Spasticity
All researchers involved in data collection were trained in and practiced the standardized data collection and measurement procedures.Initially, sociodemographic data (gender and age) were collected.Measurements of the different clinical variables were taken at baseline (pre-treatment or baseline) and at the end of treatment (post-treatment) after the corresponding six weeks of treatment. The different clinical variables were:Muscle strength, measured through the Daniels and Worthingham Scale. The following muscles were assessed: shoulder flexors, elbow flexors, wrist flexors, hip flexors, knee flexors, ankle flexors, shoulder extensors, elbow extensors, wrist extensors, hip extensors, knee extensors and ankle extensors.Spasticity, measured by means of the Modified Ashworth Scale on shoulder flexors, elbow flexors, wrist flexors, hip and knee flexors, ankle and foot flexors, shoulder extensors, elbow extensors, wrist extensors, hip and knee extensors, ankle and foot extensors.Functionality was assessed through the Motricity Index. Arms and legs were tested: pinch grip, elbow flexion, shoulder abduction, ankle dorsiflexion, knee extension and hip flexion.Trunk control was assessed through the following movements: rolling to weak side, rolling to strong side, sitting up from lying down and balance in the sitting position.Balance and gait were evaluated through the Tinetti Balance Scale.Balance was assessed by means of the Berg Balance Scale.The Functional Ambulation Classification of the Hospital of Sagunto (CFMHS) was used for the assessment of the functional level of gait.