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Overview. Spasticity is a form of muscle overactivity. It occurs when there's disruption in communication from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles.
Spasticity may cause discomfort, difficulty with movement, and bone and joint deformity. Spasticity in the arms — it usually happens in the muscles that pull ...
... spasticity and improving upper extremity function. Surgical management to alleviate upper limb spasticity traditionally rely on lengthening the muscle ...
Muscle overactivity can be a side effect of spinal cord injury or illness. Treatment may include physical therapy, medicine or surgery.
Specialists at Mayo Clinic's Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program provide a wide range of therapies to treat spasticity. Therapies include physical therapy ...
Joline E. Brandenburg, M.D., a Mayo Clinic pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, answers questions about the management of spasticity ...
Stiff muscles and exaggerated reflexes, known as spasticity. This is the most common movement condition related to cerebral palsy. Variations in muscle tone, ...
Spasticity. Upper extremity spasticity can lead to deformity and functional loss. Surgery significantly improved his father's spasticity. His ...
Spastic colon is a term that's sometimes used to refer to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a common disorder characterized by abdominal cramping, ...
The purpose of this study is to compare motor neuron properties in adolescents and adults with and without spastic cerebral palsy (sCP). Participation ...
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