Mary Ellen Ciganovich became very familiar with muscle spasticity in her more than 30 years of living with multiple sclerosis (MS). The holistic health and spirituality teacher has tried to engage in ...

Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy is an established treatment for severe refractory spasticity. Although a positive ITB ...

Merz Therapeutics, a leading player in neurology-focused specialty pharma, today announced it will present 11 scientific ...

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 formally defined as a velocity-dependent increase in resistance to passive range of motion. It is a hallmark of neurological diseases that affect the central nervous system, including ...

If you or a loved one have suffered a stroke, a brain or spinal cord injury, or are living with cerebral palsy or multiple sclerosis (MS), you might be familiar with a condition called spasticity, ...

Some patients said they felt too high smoking marijuana to relieve their spasticity Smoking marijuana may help relieve the muscle tightness and pain of multiple sclerosis, a small U.S. study suggests.

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 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 ...

In the earlier phase of recovery, it might not be possible you to function in the way you used to earlier. Assistive devices and home modifications can help you move around more easily in the home.

Symptoms of spasticity are often experienced by individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) following a period of spinal shock and, in many cases, these symptoms negatively affect quality of life.

The involuntary muscle spasms that occur as a result of neuromotor disorders and spinal cord injury can have dangerous consequences for affected individuals. New findings shed light on one mechanism ...