Spasticity

Spasticity is a problem that appears in the injury of your spinal cord or a part of the brain that controls your involuntary movement. It is from the stretch reflexes being extremely excited with an upper motor neuron lesion. It can interfere with you daily through daily activities, balance, and being able to function on your on. Spasticity is where certain muscles are continuously contracted. It can also cause your muscles to be stiff and tight. Spasticity may interfere with your speech, movement

It is used as a skeletal muscle relaxant. The main use Baclofen is to treat spasticity. The other use is in topical pain creams as a muscle relaxant by compounding pharmacies. Baclofen available in the market brand name like Lioresal. Baclofen is a GABA receptor agonist, precisely of the GABAB receptors [1][2]. It is advantageous effects in spasticity result from actions at spinal and supraspinal sites. Baclofen is a derivative of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA).

such as spasticity, and how it can help mitigate and revive the person ability to recapitulate his capability to perform his/her activities of daily living. Spasticity is described as an abnormal muscle tone that is velocity-dependent, and it is usually correlated with an upper motor neuron lesion with an association of hyperactive deep tendon reflexes (Nair & Marsden, 2014, p. 1). There are numerous neurologic diseases that exhibit

Many children diagnosed can also have sensory disabilities, cognitive disorders, convulsions, and communication and behavioral disorders. Spastic Diplegia gets its name because the children diagnosed have increased muscle tone that leads to spasticity. Spasticity can be defined as stiff or tight muscles and amplified reflexes. The exact cause of Spastic Diplegia still remains unknown. Besides damage to the part of the brain that controls movement, there are other possible reasons for a child to develop

The spasticity is considered the main problem as it will cause the affected muscle constantly in contracted state, hence limited the range of movement of the affected joint. Spasticity is defined as a velocity dependent increased resistance to passive muscle stretch, or alternatively as inappropriate involuntary muscle activity associated with upper motor neuron paralysis (GOLDSTEIN, 2001 and SANGER et al., 2003). Muscle over-activity produces muscle shortening and muscle shortening increases spindle

Case Introduction James Walsh, a 55-year-old-male presented symptoms including weakness inferiorly in his right lower limb and difficulty performing simple tasks such as walking or tying his shoelace. He also had some difficulties swallowing and often experiences unpredictable movements due to lack of control. As a result, he primarily uses a wheelchair and requires careful assistance when performing everyday activities. The function of James’ musculoskeletal system is primarily to facilitate movement

Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy (often known as CP) is a term that broadly covers a number of conditions in which a person has an impairment of their motor function. Though motor skills are essential in living a normal lifestyle, living with CP is completely manageable in today’s modern world. Currently, there is no definite cure to offset the symptoms of CP, but there are a number of treatments that can mitigate the various effects of the condition. In this paper, I would like to discuss the effects

Introduction Cerebral Palsy is used to define a group of neurological disorders that indefinitely affect an individual’s motility and muscle coordination as well as impair their communication and their cognition (Granild-Jensen 931). Affecting approximately 2 out of every 1,000 live births, Cerebral Palsy remains “the most common cause of motor impairment in children” (Granild-Jensen 931). Despite how commonplace it is, there is currently no cure. While it can have a variety of adverse effects, measures

It’s always exciting to see a baby blowing you a kiss and giving you a wave “bye-bye.” Actions like these make our hearts melt. These actions are known as developmental milestones, which are achieved in the way children play, learn, speak, behave, and move. All children develop at their own pace; one might learn to walk before they’re a year old and another might learn to walk when they’re a little older. As exciting as it is to see a baby walk for the first time, it doesn’t always happen. It isn’t

are going to be treated with abnormal tones. These four methods are very helpful for OTs/OTAs to treat their clients. Examples of these dysfunctions are abnormal muscle tones such as; rigidity – antagonist and agonist are both working together, spasticity – hypertonic; and flaccidity – Hypotonic, as well as different abnormal reactions of the client such as; inability to do righting reactions, equilibrium reactions; and protective extension reactions. There are also two types of abnormal reflexes