Assessment of spasticity is always an area of research interest considering the diagnosis and prognosis for the diseases and disorders. Moreover, physical and functional measures are well identified to report the status and progress person with spasticity. Assessment of spasticity includes identifying muscle or muscle groups that are overactive and determining the effect of spasticity on all aspects of patient function, including mobility and activities of daily living (ADLs) and employment. Spasticity commonly arises after stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and other lesions of the CNS. [1] Clinical diagnosis of spasticity based on a combination of physical signs in the patient i.e. exaggerated tendon reflexes and muscle hypertonia defined as velocity-dependent resistance of a muscle to stretching. Evaluation of spasticity should be based on clinical assessment with the additional biomechanical or electrophysiological measurements obtained during active and functional movements as complementary techniques. [2] A large number of clinical scales used to evaluate spasticity are: - The Ashworth scale, modified Ashworth scale, spasm severity scale, clonus score, disability assessment scale, tone assessment scale, Barthel index, functional independent scale, multiple sclerosis spasticity scale, fugal Meyer scale is a scale in which spasticity evaluated with parameters like sense, touch, pain, joint position, sense of the hand, wrists and body structure.[2] There are several advance ways of diagnosing spasticity established in the last decade are electrography, myotonometry allows objective assessment by quantifying tissue development response
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