To evaluate the gastrocnemius/soleus and biceps brachii muscle stiffness by\nAcoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) elastography in the hemiplegia patients,\nsixty patients with hemiplegia after stroke were recruited. Baseline data\nwere collected including age, gender, body mass index, education level, dominant\nside, affected side, time since stroke, stroke etiology. All patients were\nevaluated with before treatment and posttreatment with Broonstroom staging,\nModified Ashworth spasticity scale, and Functional Independence Measures\nscale. The patient was divided into 3 groups: 1) Neuromuscular electrical\nstimulation group, 2) Rehabilitation group, 3) Neurumusculer electrical stimulation\n+Rehabilitation group. Affected and unaffected side biceps and gastrocnemius,\nARFI elastography measurements were used to measure thickness\nand elastic values. In addition, before and after treatment, length and\nthickness were measured from all patients. Of the 60 subjects, 28 were female\n(46.7%) and 32 (53.3%) were males, with an average age of����
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