Table 5.

Comparison of spontaneous elbow angle in standing, active range of extension in the anatomical position, range of motion at slow velocity V1 and high velocity V3 according to the Held and Tardieu scale, and spasticity angle (V1–V3) between each successive pre‐ and post‐selective motor nerve block

	Between T1 and T2, P	Between T2 and T3, P	Between T3 and T4, P	Between T1 and T3, P
Spontaneous elbow angle while standing	< 0.01*	0.03*	< 0.01*	< 0.01*
Active range of extension in the anatomical position	< 0.01*	0.03*	< 0.01*	< 0.01*
Held and Tardieu scale (slow velocity V1)	0.13	0.25	0.25	0.03*
Held and Tardieu scale (high velocity V3)	< 0.01*	0.01*	< 0.01*	< 0.01*
Spasticity angle (V1–V3)	< 0.01*	0.03*	< 0.01*	< 0.01*
Angle of paresis (V1 –active ROM)	< 0.01*	0.10	< 0.01*	< 0.01*

T1 before SMNB, T2 after the brachialis SMNB, T3 after the radialis SMNB, T4 after the biceps brachii SMNB. Wilcoxon rank test (P). For all tests, P‐values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant (*).