
Spasticity: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Jul 9, 2022 · Spasticity is a disruption in muscle movement patterns that causes certain muscles to contract all at once when you try to move or even at rest. The muscles remain contracted and resist …
Spasticity Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - WebMD
Sep 19, 2023 · Spasticity is a muscle control disorder that is characterized by tight or stiff muscles and an inability to control those muscles.
Spasticity - Wikipedia
Spasticity (from Greek spasmos- 'drawing, pulling') is a feature of altered skeletal muscle performance with a combination of paralysis, increased tendon reflex activity, and hypertonia. It is also colloquially …
Spasticity | Fact Sheets - Yale Medicine
Spasticity is a condition characterized by muscle stiffness or tightness, increased muscle tone, muscle spasms, and exaggerated reflexes among other signs and symptoms. It occurs when the normal …
Muscle spasticity: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
Sep 6, 2019 · Find out all about spasticity, which occurs when nerve impulses controlling muscle movement are interrupted or damaged.
Spasticity Management - Penn State Health
Because spasticity occurs with various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke or a brain or spinal cord injury, it impacts many people. This makes customized care an important part of …
What Is Spasticity | Spasticity Treatment
Spasticity is a condition in which muscles stiffen or tighten, preventing normal fluid movement. The muscles remain contracted and resist being stretched, thus affecting movement, speech and gait.
Spasticity - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Spasticity affects over 12 million people worldwide, including approximately 80 percent of people with cerebral palsy and 80 percent of those with multiple sclerosis. Spasticity symptoms include …
Spasticity - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Aug 8, 2023 · Spasticity, which is sometimes referred to as tightness or stiffness, is a motor disorder marked by a velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone or tonic stretch reflexes associated with …
Spasticity - BrainFacts
Spasticity is a condition in which there is an abnormal increase in muscle tone or stiffness of muscle, which might interfere with movement, speech, or be associated with discomfort or pain.