Muscle spasticity, or spasms, causes your muscles to become stiff or rigid. It can also cause exaggerated deep tendon reflexes, like a knee-jerk reaction when your reflexes are checked.
Self-care
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Muscle spasticity [Muscle hypertonicity]
"Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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Muscle flaccidity [Muscle hypotonicity]
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Caring for muscle spasticity or spasms
Preventing pressure ulcers
Thinking and Speaking
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Motor rehabilitation includes range of motion of all limbs and the trunk to prevent contractures and to control muscle spasticity (Kirshblum). Strengthening of all remaining active muscles is indicated to maximize functional abilities.
As with all benzodiazepines, paradoxical reactions such as stimulation, increased muscle spasticity, sleep disturbances, hallucinations and other adverse behavioral effects such as agitation, rage, irritability, ...
Baclofen (Lioresal) and tizanidine (Zanaflex) are oral treatments for muscle spasticity. If you have multiple sclerosis, you may experience muscle stiffening or spasms, particularly in your legs, which can be painful and uncontrollable.
The infantile form (type I) features psychomotor deterioration, MUSCLE SPASTICITY, coarse facial features, growth retardation, skeletal abnormalities, visceromegaly, SEIZURES, recurrent infections, and MACROGLOSSIA, ...
*Medications can be prescribed to reduce urinary problems, and to minimize muscle spasticity
Physical therapy helps to strengthen muscles, improve balance and walking, and reduce pain and spasticity ...
Muscular weakness
Muscle wastage
Muscular cramps
Muscle spasticity (stiffness), which later causes joint or skeletal deformities
Muscle pain
Breathing difficulties
Swallowing difficulties.
A range of causes
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Muscles on the weak side of the body may be very tight (muscle spasticity). Different joints in the body may become hard to move (joint contractures)
Muscles on the side of the body not affected by the stroke may also become weak, causing fatigue.
Computed Tomography (CT) of Head
Abnormal coordination
Muscle Spasticity
Hearing Impairment
Physical Therapy
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Loss of Ability to Interact with Others
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Irritability, poor temper control
Muscle spasticity (spasm)
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Dantrolene (loading dose 1.0 to 1.5 mg/kg IV, followed by infusion of 0.5 to 1.0 mg/kg q 4 to 6 h for ≤ 25 days) relieves muscle spasticity. Dantrolene Some Trade Names
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Medications such as Botox or Phenol are often injected to help reduce areas of muscle spasticity. However if you are someone that suffers from seizures you may require a specific anticonvulsant medicine.
The motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity (see MUSCLE SPASTICITY) in all limbs.
Neurological problems. The most common neurological signs and symptoms in people with Wilson's disease are tremors and muscle spasticity. Speech problems may also occur.
People with Krabbe disease typically have increased muscle tone that causes muscle spasticity and stiffness, impaired motor control, vision problems, seizures, and hearing loss. In many cases, Krabbe disease leads to early death.
When there are changes in the symptoms, a doctor should be consulted. Significant changes in bladder habits or control, increasing paralysis of the limbs or muscle spasticity should always receive immediate medical assessment.
 See also: Symptom, Weakness, Injury, Depression, Injuries
  
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