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  1. Spasticity: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

    Jul 9, 2022 · Spasticity is a disruption in muscle movement patterns that causes certain muscles to contract all at once when you try to move or even at rest. The muscles remain contracted and resist …

  2. Muscle spasticity: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments - Healthline

    Sep 6, 2019 · Find out all about spasticity, which occurs when nerve impulses controlling muscle movement are interrupted or damaged.

  3. Spasticity - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Spasticity affects over 12 million people worldwide, including approximately 80 percent of people with cerebral palsy and 80 percent of those with multiple sclerosis. Spasticity symptoms include …

  4. What Is Spasticity? - WebMD

    May 8, 2025 · Spasticity typically happens because of damage to your brain, spinal cord, or the nerves that carry signals to your muscles. What Are the Symptoms of Spasticity? When you have spasticity,...

  5. Spasticity - Wikipedia

    Spasticity (from Greek spasmos- 'drawing, pulling') is a feature of altered skeletal muscle performance with a combination of paralysis, increased tendon reflex activity, and hypertonia. It is also colloquially …

  6. 10 Causes of Spasticity - Neurology Solutions

    Spasticity is a neurological condition characterized by an abnormal muscle tone or stiffness increase, which can significantly impair bodily functions and daily activities. This condition varies from mild …

  7. Spasticity – Symptoms and Causes | Penn Medicine

    Spasticity is a stiffness of the muscles. Also called hypertonia, the condition causes unusual tightness or increased toning of the muscles. Spasticity can make reflexes stronger and more exaggerated, which …

  8. Caring for muscle spasticity or spasms - MedlinePlus

    Apr 9, 2024 · 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. …

  9. Spasticity | Neurological Surgery - Weill Cornell

    Spasticity is a movement disorder in which muscles are abnormally contracted, resulting in stiffness, rigidity, jerky motions, awkward posture and limb positions, and speech problems. Spasticity can …

  10. Spasticity of Muscles: Definition, Causes, Conditions & Treatment

    Aug 26, 2021 · Spasticity causes increased muscle tone and stiffness. Muscles resist being stretched and remain contracted. This tightness can range from mild to severe and debilitating. It can affect …