In cerebral palsy (CP), the spastic motor type is most common, associated with a velocity-dependent increase in muscle stiffness that precedes the development of fixed muscle contracture. In ...

Background Spasticity is common among people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but there are few studies of spasticity treatment patterns. We aim to describe associations with spasticity treatment ...

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

Most antispastic treatments are, therefore, directed at the reduction of reflex activity. In recent years, however, researchers have noticed a discrepancy between spasticity as measured in the clinic ...

Background: Spasticity and loss of function in an affected arm are common after stroke. Although botulinum toxin is used to reduce spasticity, its functional benefits are less easily demonstrated.

Recurrence of Dupuytren's is almost a guarantee after treatment for contracture. Dupuytren's disease is a condition that leads to a contracture developing. Treatment of the symptom (the contracture) ...

In the early stages of Dupuytren’s contracture, physical and occupational therapy may be helpful for maintaining range of motion of the fingers, and braces or splints may be used to stretch them.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to realize a systematic review of the different ways, both clinical and instrumental, used to evaluate the effects of the surgical correction of an equinovarus ...

There is little evidence in the literature of the effectiveness of AFOs in children with CP, and the variability in different studies makes it difficult to compare the results. [8,16,17] This is a ...

aStroke Therapy Evaluation Programme, Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine, Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences Division, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK Loss of functional movement is a common ...