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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
7 8% Baclofen: 8%
1 1% Functional Electronic Stimulation: 1%
1 1% Myer's Cocktail: 1%
1 1% Physiotherapy: 1%
1 1% Tempur-Pedic sleep system: 1%
1 1% Walking Stick/Cane: 1%
1 1% Wheelchair (manual): 1%

Report created on November 21, 2009.