Tardieu scale
Assessment of spasticity
Classification
Grade 0
No resistance throughout the course of the passive movement
Grade 1
Slight resistance throughout the course of the passive movement, with no clear catch at precise angle
Grade 2
Clear catch at precise angle, interrupting the passive movement, followed by release
Grade 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(s)
Upper Motor Neurone Syndrome and Spasticity: Clinical Management and Neurophysiology. Ed. MP Barnes, GR Johnson. Cambridge University Press, 2008.