When I see a person for the first time with spasticity, the first thing I need to ask the patient is how it's affecting them. Sometimes, it's pain. Sometimes, it's discomfort. And sometimes ...

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

Gentle stretches can help you manage spasticity, a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) that causes muscles to feel abnormally tight and stiff. As many as 90% of people living with MS will ...

Copyright: © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. In clinical practice, signs of exaggerated tendon tap reflexes associated with muscle hypertonia are ...

This project aims to develop a robotic emulator of spasticity based on physiological mechanisms. Spasticity is a motor disorder characterized by increased muscle tone and exaggerated muscle activation ...

Abstract: Over the past two decades, numerous hand exoskeletons have been developed for rehabilitation scenarios, yet very few have the capability to assess spasticity. This paper introduces a ...

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 ...

Spasticity is involuntary overactivity of muscles that occurs following upper motor neuron damage to the brain or spinal cord. Upper limb spasticity is common after stroke and can cause deformity ...

Spasticity is a common sequela of multiple sclerosis (MS) that can cause pain, deformities, and impair movement. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been investigated for the treatment of ...

27 Multiple Sclerosis Centre, IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation, Milan, Italy 28 Multiple Sclerosis Centre, IRCCS-Bonino Pulejo Centre, Messina, Italy Background The approval of 9-δ-tetrahydocannabinol and ...