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 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 causes your muscles to stiffen, tighten, and contract. It happens involuntarily, which means you don’t have control over it. Spasticity typically happens because of ...

Spasticity is when your muscles become tight, making them hard to move. Depending on the severity of your symptoms, treatment can involve medication, physical or occupational therapy, or surgery.

Life-changing events may bring immense challenges such as spasticity, a complication of certain neurological conditions that can greatly interfere with your everyday life. At Craig H. Neilsen ...

Spasticity, uncontrolled muscle contractions, is a common disorder experienced by patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Previous studies have shown that excitatory repetitive transcranial magnetic ...

Many people with multiple sclerosis have stiff muscles and spasms, a condition called spasticity. It happens mostly in the muscles of the legs and arms, and it may keep you from moving your limbs ...

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 ...

Although spasticity is a condition involving unusual tightness of muscles in the body, the cause typically originates from an injury to or disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). Image Credit: ...

We check our guidelines regularly to ensure they remain up to date. We based the decision on surveillance 4 years after the publication of spasticity in under 19s (2012) NICE guideline CG145. For ...