New findings shed light on one mechanism contributing to spasticity: limited chloride transport in motoneurons (pages 302–307). You have full access to this article via your institution.

In experiments with mice, researchers have studied neuronal mechanisms and found a way to by and large prevent spasticity from developing after spinal cord injuries. A new study from the ...

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 ...

Reports of conventional clinical tests of agility and coordination might have provided information about the physiologic mechanisms behind ... 2 treatment of spasticity is a popular and profitable ...

An imbalance in these influences results in hyperexcitability of the stretch reflex arc, which is thought to be the basis for spasticity. Some of the factors that play a role in suppressing ...

most patients experience an exaggeration of muscle tone called spasticity, which frequently leads to physical disability. A team has just identified one of the molecular mechanisms responsible for ...

Following spinal cord injury, most patients experience an exaggeration of muscle tone called spasticity ... has just identified one of the molecular mechanisms responsible for this phenomenon.

Drug Mechanism Classes The report provides Muscle Spasticity pipeline products by their dominant mechanism of action/drug class. This helps executives categorize products based on their drug class ...

(Think Botox.) But the medication also helps those with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have spasticity -- stiff muscles and sudden, uncontrollable movements -- in their arms. The drug is one option ...

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 ...