Spasticity can occur when there’s damage to your brain, spinal cord, or the nerves that send signals back and forth. Learn more about this condition and what triggers it.

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 ...

Spasticity symptoms like stiff, rigid muscles generally aren’t hard for your doctor to miss. But it’s important to rule out anything else so they can tailor the right treatment plan for you.

AbobotulinumtoxinA. AbobotulinumtoxinA (aboBoNT-A) first gained FDA approval in 2015 for the treatment of upper limb spasticity in adults; its approval was expanded in 2016 to children aged 2 ...

We developed a mock patient that is equipped with a mechanism to adjust the arm stiffness ... Initial assessments by clinician show promise of the proposed approach to improve spasticity assessment.

Spasticity after stroke may cause pain, deformity and reduced function. Botulinum toxin type A blocks the release of acetylcholine from cholinergic neurons, which prevents transmission at the ...

Over the past two decades, numerous hand exoskeletons have been developed for rehabilitation scenarios, yet very few have the capability to assess spasticity. This paper introduces a quantitative ...

The Muscle Spasticity drugs in development market research report provides comprehensive information on the therapeutics under development for Muscle Spasticity, complete with analysis by stage of ...

A new consensus guideline on the assessment and management of spasticity has been released. The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) guidance includes best practices ...