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SPASM
CONSORTIUM MEMBER'S AREA 
Fifth Framework Quality of Life
SPASM Project
This three year project ran from 2002 - 2005 and was coordinated by the Centre for Rehabilitation and Engineering Studies (CREST) at the University of Newcastle.
SPASM Project Group Progress Meeting, Berlin 2002
Measurement of Spasticity
Even today, while there are a number of validated techniques for the measurement of associated disability, the measurement of spasticity at the level of impairment is probably in its infancy. Because of the relative lack of treatment or therapy to reduce spasticity, there has been limited development of methods for its measurement. However, with the relatively recent advent of treatments for spasticity such as botulinum toxin, there is now a considerable incentive to develop new methods.
One particular barrier to reliable measurement relates to the need for a precise definition. The measurement of any physical phenomenon is impossible in the absence of a definition, and this is equally true in the case of spasticity. The SPASM Project is a Thematic Network funded by the European Commission devoted to the establishment of definitions and standards for the measurement of spasticity. The work is being performed by an established group of partners (LINK HERE) but there are important opportunities for others to join in some aspects of the work (LINK)