Table I.

Definitions of disabling spasticity and location used in the current paper

Disabling spasticity
Term	Definition
Disabling spasticity	Spasticity which is perceived by the individual or caregivers as hindering body function, activities, and/or participation.
	This definition is based on clinical expertise and conceptually incorporates the domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
Disabling spasticity location
Term	Definition
Focal spasticity	Spasticity limited to muscles in a close anatomical region, including only 1 or 2 joints (excluding finger and toe joints, e.g. hand and forearm or foot and ankle) (19).
Segmental spasticity	Spasticity limited to several adjacent anatomical regions (e.g. hand, forearm, elbow and/or shoulder) (19).
Multi-segmental spasticity	Spasticity distributed to anatomically separate and distant sites and affecting at least 2 limbs, including the trunk (e.g. arm and leg, leg and trunk, or arm and trunk) (19).
Generalized spasticity	Spasticity diffused in more than 2 limbs.
Multi-focal spasticity*	Spasticity affecting multiple joints that are not adjacent (e.g. ankle and hip or wrist and shoulder).

^*This definition was proposed by the advisory board.