Spasticity: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms Treatment Spasticity is a disruption in muscle movement patterns that causes certain muscles to contract all at once when you try to move or even at rest The muscles remain contracted and resist being stretched
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 | Spasticity Treatment 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
Physical treatment interventions for managing spasticity after stroke Secondary To determine if physical treatment interventions are effective in preventing or minimising impairment, burden of care, patient quality of life and economic burden in those patients developing spasticity post stroke To identify any adverse effects of physical treatment interventions for spasticity post stroke
Spasticity - Johns Hopkins Medicine Spasticity affects over 12 million people worldwide, including approximately 80 percent of people with cerebral palsy and 80 percent of those with multiple sclerosis Spasticity symptoms include continuous muscle stiffness, spasms and involuntary contractions, which can be painful