OBJECTIVES To study the prevalence, associated factors and management of poststroke spasticity in two muscle groups namely elbow flexor and knee flexor. MATERIAL AND METHOD The Thai stroke rehabilitation registry (TSRR) was conducted among 9 rehabilitation centers. All subjects received the conventional rehabilitation program until they reached their rehabilitation goals or discharge criteria...

S pasticity is a common symptom seen in many neurological conditions, notably head injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, and multiple sclerosis. It is also the dominant feature in several rarer conditions such as tropical and hereditary spastic paraparesis. The fact that it is relevant to many chronic neurological conditions and that the absence of multidisciplinary input can resu...

Spasticity is a sign of upper motor neurone lesion, which can be located in the cerebrum or the spinal cord, and be caused by stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, brain injury, cerebral paresis, or other neurological conditions. Management is dependent on clinical assessment. Positive and negative effects of spasticity should be considered. Ashworth score and the modified Ashworth sc...

Spasticity is a major challenge to the rehabilitation team. Spasticity can prevent or hamper function, cause pain, disturb sleep, cause unnecessary complications and present major difficulties for care workers. This article reviews the variety of options available for the clinical management of spasticity. The need for clear treatment goals and robust outcome measures is emphasized. The initial...

Spasticity is common after stroke and other neurological conditions and causes considerable limitations of movement, activities of daily living and participation. Interaction with other components of the upper motor neurone syndrome (UMNS) and the heterogeneity of patients' presentations together with limited tools for outcome measurement have hampered the production of randomised controlled tr...

753 August 2016, Vol. 106, No. 8 Spasticity is defined as an increase in muscle tone that is elicited by a velocity-dependent stretching of the muscles. It is part of the upper motor neuron syndrome of muscle weakness and is worst in antigravity muscles.[1,2] The most common causes of spasticity are: • cerebral palsy (spasticity is a dominant feature in 80% of all patients with cerebral palsy)[...