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.

While the exact mechanisms of spasticity remain somewhat elusive, current research provides valuable insights. A stroke can often lead to spasticity, as damage to the motor cortex and the ...

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 is involuntary overactivity of muscles that occurs following upper motor neuron damage to the brain or spinal cord. Upper limb spasticity is common after stroke and can cause deformity ...

This paper introduces a quantitative assessment approach for hand spasticity developed on a cable-driven hand exoskeleton that was specifically designed with spastic hand in mind. The exoskeleton ...

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 ...