Model System researchers determine that medication is not as effective as physical therapeutic interventions, and identify promising approaches to alleviate symptoms of spasticity after spinal cord ...

Oral spray containing two compounds derived from the cannabis plant reduced spasticity compared with placebo in patients already taking anti-spasticity drugs. Oral spray containing two compounds ...

Spasticity is a condition that affects your muscles, making them tight or stiff. This can impact your ability to perform daily activities, such as walking, eating, and talking. The condition may also ...

Spasticity is formally defined as a velocity-dependent increase in resistance to passive range of motion. It is a hallmark of neurological diseases that affect the central nervous system, including ...

One of the serious and enduring side effects of a spinal cord injury can be the gradual development of regular muscle spasms, something that afflicts around 70 percent of sufferers, according to ...

Imagine contracting a muscle as hard as you could for 10, maybe 20 hours a day. Think of how tiring and painful that would be. That is exactly what life is like for thousands of children who have ...

A 12-yr-old unimmunized Amish boy weighing 32 kg was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at a regional tertiary care center with a history of progressive generalized, painful muscle rigidity ...

A former intern at The Scientist, Amy studied neurobiology at Cornell University and later earned her MFA in creative writing from the University of Iowa. She is a Los Angeles–based writer, editor, ...

There is currently no cure for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Patients rarely do well with no therapy at all, and it is generally recommended that patients with a confident diagnosis of MS begin treatment ...