Spasticity is a condition that causes muscle stiffness and affects a person’s ability to speak and move. A variety of different treatment options are available to help manage this condition.

The two mainstays of nonpharmacological spasticity management are the removal of noxious stimuli that can drive hypertonicity and the application of physical modalities. Comorbidities of neurological ...

Mary Ellen Ciganovich became very familiar with muscle spasticity in her more than 30 years of living with multiple sclerosis (MS). The holistic health and spirituality teacher has tried to engage in ...

Spasticity is a condition that affects your muscles, making them tight or stiff. This can impact your ability to perform daily activities, such as walking, eating, and talking. The condition may also ...

Assess published psychometric evidence for spinal cord injury (SCI) spasticity outcome measures. Considerations about the influence of spasticity on function have also been identified to understand ...

There are many prescription and over-the-counter medications available that can provide relief for muscle spasms and muscle spasticity. Muscle relaxers, or muscle relaxants, are medications used to ...

Spasticity may be a term that’s new to you, but it’s a condition that affects more than 12 million people around the world. [8] It’s a complicated condition, but simply put, it’s extreme muscle ...

Spasticity is a clinical sign characterized by muscle over-activity and high tone spasms that is associated with several distinct neurological diseases. Timely diagnosis and management are essential ...

Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis can, naturally, have an enormous impact on your life. You may need to make some lifestyle changes and try a few treatments to help manage the various symptoms, ...

The following guidance is based on the best available evidence. The full guideline gives details of the methods and the evidence used to develop the guidance. People have the right to be involved in ...