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  1. 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 …

  2. 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.

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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.

  6. 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 …

  7. 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.

  8. 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 …

  9. 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 …

  10. 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.