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Spasticity: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland …
Spasticity is a common symptom and feature of several neurological conditions. The severity of spasticity can range from a minor inconvenience to a significant disruption of your day-to-day life. The good news is that there are several treatment options for spasticity.
Spasticity Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - WebMD
2023年9月20日 · Spasticity is caused by an imbalance of signals from the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) to the muscles. This imbalance is often found in people with cerebral palsy, traumatic...
Spasticity - Johns Hopkins Medicine
What is spasticity? Spasticity is abnormal muscle tightness due to prolonged muscle contraction. It is a symptom associated with damage to the brain, spinal cord or motor nerves, and is seen in individuals with neurological conditions, such as: Cerebral palsy (CP) Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Muscle spasticity: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments - Healthline
2019年9月6日 · Spasticity occurs when the nerve impulses that control muscle movement are interrupted or damaged. A variety of conditions can cause this, including: However, spasticity can...
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 referred to as an unusual "tightness", stiffness, or "pull" of muscles.
What Is Spasticity? - WebMD
2023年5月8日 · Spasticity is a condition that causes your muscles to stiffen, tighten, and contract. It happens involuntarily, which means you don’t have control over it. Spasticity typically...
Spasticity - AANS - American Association of Neurological Surgeons
2024年4月30日 · 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 – Symptoms and Causes - Penn Medicine
Spasticity, a form of hypertonia, is abnormal muscle tightness or stiffness caused by extended muscle contraction and often associated with neurological conditions.
Understanding muscle spasticity - UCHealth Today
2024年3月20日 · Spasticity is a condition that occurs when muscles tighten abnormally, causing pain and impacting movement. It occurs as a result of injuries and diseases that impact the central nervous system.
Spasticity: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
2024年10月30日 · Spasticity is a medical condition that affects muscle control, causing stiffness, tightness, and involuntary muscle contractions or spasms. Often associated with neurological disorders, spasticity can significantly impact a person’s mobility, posture, and overall quality of life.