Spasticity is a symptom of conditions, like multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke, and traumatic injury to the brain or spinal cord. It can look like a tightly folded arm with a flexed wrist ...

Three medications have spasticity reduction as their primary ... a focal intervention such as a botulinum toxin injection might benefit a stroke patient with focal hypertonicity but would not ...

A common challenge for stroke patients in recovery is spasticity, or severe muscle stiffness. Spasticity affects roughly a quarter of all stroke patients. In the days following a stroke ...

Every three minutes and twenty seven seconds, someone in the UK has a stroke. However, up to 80% of strokes could be prevented. There are clues that you may be about to suffer one, and prompt ...

Fascinating - as a stroke survivor, of course I need this, but realize that it was probably too long ago. However, I'm fascinated that this was the first time I read about the damage to the ...

These stroke survivors are in the hospital and typically ... Carter does have some spasticity, so like if I try to bring her arm up to strengthen it, it will catch there. Ok, so like here?

Pain and spasticity, or involuntary muscle contractions, are common post-stroke challenges. Physiotherapy offers effective strategies to manage these issues. Techniques such as stretching ...

A new study has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice, following from human studies. A new study by UCLA ...

Background OnabotulinumtoxinA has demonstrated significant benefit in adult focal spasticity. This study reviews the injection patterns (i.e., muscle distribution, dosing) of onabotulinumtoxinA ...