Mean (SD) scores for clinical findings in patients
| Type of assessment | ALS patients | Paraparetic patients | Hemiparetic patients (affected leg) |
| Muscle tone of foot plantarflexor muscles (modified Ashworth scale): 0–5 | 1.3 (1.4) | 2.6 (1.4) | 1.4 (1.2) |
| Foot dorsiflexor muscles (MI): 0–33 | 25.4 (9.1) | 23.0 (8.2) | 19.5 (4.1) |
| Quadriceps tendon reflex (MRS): 0–4 | 3.1 (0.7) | 3.4 (0.8) | 3.4 (1.1) |
| Achilles tendon reflex (MRS): 0–4 | 3.0 (0.8) | 3.2 (0.8) | 3.4 (0.6) |
| Plantar response (Norris scale): 0–3 | 1.3 (1.2) | 0.8 (1.0) | 0.9 (1.3) |
MI=Motricity index; MRS=myotatic reflex scale.