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 Mollii suit (Inerventions), previously known as the Elektrodress, is a jacket and trousers that are designed to give therapeutic electrical stimulation to people with muscle spasticity. The Mollii ...

Objective: To measure spasticity of the knee flexors and extensor muscles in two different hip positions. Setting: Swiss Paraplegic Center Nottwil, Switzerland. Methods: Twenty spinal cord injured ...

Anyone who has had tight muscles or a muscle spasm knows how uncomfortable and limiting these experiences can be. But when you have spasticity, which causes tight muscles and uncontrollable ...

(1) To determine the effects of the level of spinal cord injury (SCI) on skeletal muscle, intramuscular fat (IMF) cross-sectional areas (CSAs) and relative IMF; (2) to determine the relation, if any, ...

Symptoms of spasticity — including chronic muscle stiffness, pain, and jerkiness of voluntary movements — can interfere with your daily activities. Left untreated, these symptoms may significantly ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new consensus guideline on the assessment and management of spasticity has been released. The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) guidance includes best practices, ...

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, ...