Select a community
ALS including PLS and PMA
Find out more about the PatientsLikeMe
ALS Community
Home > Symptoms > Stiffness/Spasticity Symptom Report

See More Symptoms

See all 581 symptoms in the PatientsLikeMe system shared by patients just like you.

Stiffness/Spasticity Symptom Report

Spasticity is a disorder of the central nervous system in which certain muscles continually receive a message to tighten and contract. This causes stiffness or tightness of the muscles and interferes with gait and movement, and sometimes speech. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Symptom Severities

Stiffness/Spasticity severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Stiffness/Spasticity

Treatments Patients Take For Stiffness/Spasticity
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Baclofen 226 12% Baclofen: 12%
Range of Motion Exercises 134 7% Range of Motion Exercises: 7%
Massage Therapy 40 2% Massage Therapy: 2%
Tizanidine HCl 37 2% Tizanidine HCl: 2%
Stretching 26 1% Stretching: 1%
Wheelchair (powered) 23 1% Wheelchair (powered): 1%
Physiotherapy 21 1% Physiotherapy: 1%
Diazepam 18 1% Diazepam: 1%
Baclofen Intrathecal 16 1% Baclofen Intrathecal: 1%
Hand splints 15 1% Hand splints: 1%
Ankle-Foot Orthosis AFO 14 1% Ankle-Foot Orthosis AFO: 1%
Quinine 14 1% Quinine: 1%
Walker 14 1% Walker: 1%
Gabapentin 12 1% Gabapentin: 1%
Physical Therapy (PT) 12 1% Physical Therapy (PT): 1%
Wheelchair (manual) 10 1% Wheelchair (manual): 1%
Occupational therapy 8 0% Occupational therapy: 0%
Clonazepam 7 0% Clonazepam: 0%
Home modification (Ramp, Lift) 7 0% Home modification (Ramp, Lift): 0%
motorized recliner 7 0% motorized recliner: 0%
Physical Exercise 7 0% Physical Exercise: 0%
Riluzole 7 0% Riluzole: 0%
Cannabis 6 0% Cannabis: 0%
Dantrolene 6 0% Dantrolene: 0%
Walking Stick/Cane 6 0% Walking Stick/Cane: 0%
Amitriptyline 5 0% Amitriptyline: 0%
Aquatic (Water) Exercises 5 0% Aquatic (Water) Exercises: 0%
Lift chair 5 0% Lift chair: 0%
Assistive Technology 4 0% Assistive Technology: 0%
Botulinum Toxin Type A 4 0% Botulinum Toxin Type A: 0%
CoQ10 Coenzyme Q10 4 0% CoQ10 Coenzyme Q10: 0%
Cyclobenzaprine 4 0% Cyclobenzaprine: 0%
Magnesium 4 0% Magnesium: 0%
Vitamin B 4 0% Vitamin B: 0%
Yoga 4 0% Yoga: 0%
Aspirin 3 0% Aspirin: 0%
Ibuprofen 3 0% Ibuprofen: 0%
Rolling Walker 3 0% Rolling Walker: 0%
Vitamin E 3 0% Vitamin E: 0%
Acupuncture 2 0% Acupuncture: 0%
Clonidine 2 0% Clonidine: 0%
Creatine Monohydrate 2 0% Creatine Monohydrate: 0%
Hospital Bed 2 0% Hospital Bed: 0%
Levetiracetam 2 0% Levetiracetam: 0%
Motorized scooter/chair 2 0% Motorized scooter/chair: 0%
Naproxen 2 0% Naproxen: 0%
Neck brace 2 0% Neck brace: 0%
Omega 3 Fish Oil 2 0% Omega 3 Fish Oil: 0%
Phenytoin 2 0% Phenytoin: 0%
Tub transfer bench 2 0% Tub transfer bench: 0%
Augmentative Speech Device 1 0% Augmentative Speech Device: 0%
BiPAP Humidifier 1 0% BiPAP Humidifier: 0%
Celebrex 1 0% Celebrex: 0%
CO2 drinks (beer, cola etc) 1 0% CO2 drinks (beer, cola etc): 0%
Cough assist vest 1 0% Cough assist vest: 0%
Equate Acetaminophen 1 0% Equate Acetaminophen: 0%
Evening Primrose Oil 1 0% Evening Primrose Oil: 0%
Folic Acid 1 0% Folic Acid: 0%
Glucosamine 1 0% Glucosamine: 0%
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen 1 0% Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen: 0%
Hydrotherapy (water therapy) 1 0% Hydrotherapy (water therapy): 0%
Limptar 1 0% Limptar: 0%
Meloxicam 1 0% Meloxicam: 0%
Myofascial release 1 0% Myofascial release: 0%
Neuromuscular massage 1 0% Neuromuscular massage: 0%
Non-invasive Ventilator 1 0% Non-invasive Ventilator: 0%
Pfrimmer Massage 1 0% Pfrimmer Massage: 0%
Piroxicam 1 0% Piroxicam: 0%
Potassium chloride 1 0% Potassium chloride: 0%
Pregabalin 1 0% Pregabalin: 0%
Quinine benzoate-thiamin chlorhydrate 1 0% Quinine benzoate-thiamin chlorhydrate: 0%
Reiki therapy 1 0% Reiki therapy: 0%
Skelaxin 1 0% Skelaxin: 0%
SuperPole System 1 0% SuperPole System: 0%
Tonic Water with Quinine 1 0% Tonic Water with Quinine: 0%
Tramadol 1 0% Tramadol: 0%
Urinary Catheter 1 0% Urinary Catheter: 0%
Wrist and Thumb Braces 1 0% Wrist and Thumb Braces: 0%

Report created on November 07, 2009.