Many people with MS have problems with spasticity (muscle stiffness), a condition that typically affects the lower limbs more than the arms. Spasticity can occur either as a sustained stiffness caused ...

MS also makes movement and gait, or the process of walking, difficult. As the weakness and muscle spasticity progress, people with MS are likely to experience stiffness and aching. In MS ...

Spasticity is a symptom of conditions, like multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke, and traumatic injury to the brain or spinal cord. It can look like a tightly folded arm with a flexed wrist ...

Three medications have spasticity reduction as their primary ... A progressive disease such as multiple sclerosis might be better managed using an intervention that can escalate as the disease ...

MS symptoms vary depending on the person and ... Muscle weakness and spasms: weakness in the limbs, muscle spasms, or stiffness (spasticity). Numbness and tingling: sensations of numbness or ...

And that inflammation then limits the brain's ability to function, which is what causes the symptoms in MS, which can cause paralysis, can cause spasticity, can cause memory problems, can cause ...

Background OnabotulinumtoxinA has demonstrated significant benefit in adult focal spasticity. This study reviews the injection patterns (i.e., muscle distribution, dosing) of onabotulinumtoxinA ...

MS is associated with symptoms and comorbidities including mobility, gait, spasticity, dexterity and cognition. Unfortunately, the tools available to assess patients are subjective, qualitative ...

Spasticity in multiple sclerosis (MS) was the most common condition cited by the doctors for treatment with medical cannabis, followed by pain in MS and epilepsy. The study, published in the Irish ...