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The control group (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><mml:mi>n<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">11<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>) had no vibration therapy for the same duration while standing on the same platform. Patients in both of the groups did 15 minutes of stretching and active range of motion exercises before the intervention. Outcome measures were Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), Functional Independence Measurement (FIM), and Timed 10-Meter Walk Test (10\u2009mWT).<jats:italic> Results.<\/jats:italic> Only 10\u2009mWT improved at the 1st week (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M3\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.002<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>), 1st month (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M4\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.001<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>), and 3rd month (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M5\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.001<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>) in favor of the intervention group. There was positive correlation also between 10\u2009mWT and ankle spasticity (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M6\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.001<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>, <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M7\"><mml:mi>r<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.931<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>).<jats:italic> Conclusion.<\/jats:italic> This study suggests that WBV therapy may be a complementary therapy in gait rehabilitation and functional outcome of the patients with calf muscle spasticity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2018\/8637573","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,5,2]],"date-time":"2018-05-02T19:41:37Z","timestamp":1525290097000},"page":"1-6","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["The Impact of Whole Body Vibration Therapy on Spasticity and Disability of the Patients with Poststroke 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