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 ...

Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norfolk, UK Spasticity can be defined as a velocity-dependent resistance to passive movement of a joint and ...

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 ...

Life-changing events may bring immense challenges such as spasticity, a complication of certain neurological conditions that can greatly interfere with your everyday life. At Craig H. Neilsen ...

What spasticity is, is an abnormally contracted or overtight muscle. So the muscle is like this. It's like a little ball that doesn't want to be stretched. And so that's why you have stiffness.

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As it turns out, cannabis has been found to be beneficial in relieving muscle spasticity in people with multiple sclerosis.

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Many affected children also have microcephaly (small head), axial hypotonia (decreased muscle tone), and appendicular hypertonia with spasticity on neurological examination. We see additional eye ...