Spasticity is a condition in which muscles become stiff and tight from contracting for long periods. It's usually caused by conditions that affect the central nervous system, which is responsible ...

Three medications have spasticity reduction as their primary indication: baclofen (Lioresal ®), dantrolene (Dantrium ®), and tizanidine (Zanaflex ®). These drugs represent the mainstays of ...

Spasticity most often develops in upper motor neuron types of injuries. It is a motor disorder defined as velocity dependent, increased resistance to passive muscle stretch. It is an exaggeration of ...

Here are a few examples of functional exercises for those living with muscle spasticity. Before you begin any routines, talk with your doctor or a specialist to see if exercise is right for you.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System provides this website as an auxiliary resource for the primary care of patients with spinal cord injury.The contents of this ...

ITDD helps effectively manage chronic pain and spasticity in some patients but requires adherence to best practices and a ...

"There are significant improvements in symptoms using the simulation method. And we think it can potentially address several effects of stroke—numbness, spasticity, and, for some, limited range of ...

SL-1002 demonstrated a favorable safety profile in adult patients with limb spasticity, achieving the primary safety endpoint of this first-in-human study. Key secondary efficacy endpoints were ...