This research study will evaluate a treatment for moderate to severe spasticity associated with MS. All patients must have been on baclofen for at least four weeks prior to first visit. This study requires   more »

The spasticity online survey was completed by 487 respondents in English and 205 in Spanish. The discussion below uses the results of both surveys combined. The part of the body most affected by spasticity was reported to be both legs (72.8%), followed by the one leg (26.5%), the trunk   more »

Charming, outgoing and always ready with a oneliner – his speciality? – telling jokes in Genoese dialect! Giulio worked for years as a truck driver. His first MS symptoms were attributed to tiredness associated with long road trips and then he was misdiagnosed with a back   more »

Rehabilitation can offer guidance and therapy to reduce spasticity and prevent muscle contractures and joint stiffness. However, a multi-dimensional evaluation must be performed to investigate the interplay between spasticity   more »

The severity of spasticity (mild, moderate and severe), its interference with body structure and functional activities, and the distribution of affected muscles (leg, back, arms) varies in every person with MS. Rehabilitation interventions should provide tailored information   more »

For those with spasticity affecting a small area (focal spasticity), or who do not get relief from oral medications, local injections of botulinum toxin or phenol into the muscles can improve quality of life. A typical example of spasticity treatable with botulinum toxin would be the overactivity of muscles that flex   more »

For those with spasticity affecting a small area (focal spasticity), or who do not get relief from oral medications, local injections of botulinum toxin or phenol into the muscles can improve quality of life. A typical example of spasticity   more »

How a person is actively engaged in the measurement process is important. For people with high levels of cognitive impairment this may require creativity and flexibility to engage with them when they are most able; for example, breaking the process down into small sections to ensure they do not become too fatigued. The close   more »

Spasticity is commonly experienced by individuals who have damage to their central nervous system such as spinal cord injury, stroke, closed head injury, cerebral palsy and MS. In a 2001 survey of the North American Research Consortium on MS (NARCOMS) registry, approximately   more »