Tardieu scale
Assessment of spasticity
Grade 0
No resistance throughout the course of the passive movementGrade 1
Slight resistance throughout the course of the passive movement, with no clear catch at precise angleGrade 2
Clear catch at precise angle, interrupting the passive movement, followed by releaseGrade 3
Fatiguable clonus (<10 seconds when maintaining pressure occurring at precise angle)Grade 4
Infatiguable clonus (>10 seconds when maintaining pressure occurring at precise angle)Reference
Upper Motor Neurone Syndrome and Spasticity: Clinical Management and Neurophysiology. Ed. MP Barnes, GR Johnson. Cambridge University Press, 2008.Supported by:
