A common challenge for stroke patients in recovery is spasticity, or severe muscle stiffness. Spasticity affects roughly a quarter of all stroke patients. In the days following a stroke ...

Intrathecal baclofen therapy is indicated for patients with severe spasticity who have not responded to conservative procedures or cannot tolerate other spasticity interventions or who require the ...

Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy has been shown to benefit patients with severe spasticity related to spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis (MS), cerebral palsy (CP), brain injury, and stroke ...

Sometimes, spasticity can cause severe muscle contractions, which can make it difficult to move muscles. A 2016 international task force studying this issue on Botox for MS spasms specifically ...

Muscle spasticity affects almost 70% of spinal cord ... that offers a new perspective in the treatment of patients with ...