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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


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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 941 12% Baclofen: 12%
Tizanidine HCl 293 4% Tizanidine HCl: 4%
Walking Stick/Cane 255 3% Walking Stick/Cane: 3%
Handicapped parking permit 162 2% Handicapped parking permit: 2%
Gabapentin 117 1% Gabapentin: 1%
Clonazepam 112 1% Clonazepam: 1%
Diazepam 93 1% Diazepam: 1%
Stretching 74 1% Stretching: 1%
Cyclobenzaprine 73 1% Cyclobenzaprine: 1%
Physical Therapy (PT) 72 1% Physical Therapy (PT): 1%
Physical Exercise 44 1% Physical Exercise: 1%
Massage Therapy 43 1% Massage Therapy: 1%
Walker 43 1% Walker: 1%
Ibuprofen 42 1% Ibuprofen: 1%
Cannabis 37 0% Cannabis: 0%
Yoga 37 0% Yoga: 0%
Carisoprodol 31 0% Carisoprodol: 0%
Magnesium 29 0% Magnesium: 0%
Baclofen Intrathecal 28 0% Baclofen Intrathecal: 0%
Methylprednisolone 25 0% Methylprednisolone: 0%
Skelaxin 25 0% Skelaxin: 0%
Motorized scooter/chair 23 0% Motorized scooter/chair: 0%
Wheelchair (manual) 23 0% Wheelchair (manual): 0%
Glatiramer acetate 22 0% Glatiramer acetate: 0%
Swimming and weightlifting 19 0% Swimming and weightlifting: 0%
Wheelchair (powered) 19 0% Wheelchair (powered): 0%
Heating Pad-Hot Packs 17 0% Heating Pad-Hot Packs: 0%
Pregabalin 17 0% Pregabalin: 0%
Deep Tissue Massage 16 0% Deep Tissue Massage: 0%
Swimming 16 0% Swimming: 0%
Rolling Walker 15 0% Rolling Walker: 0%
Walking 15 0% Walking: 0%
Chiropractic 14 0% Chiropractic: 0%
Glucosamine Chondroitin 13 0% Glucosamine Chondroitin: 0%
Hot showers 13 0% Hot showers: 0%
Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection 13 0% Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection: 0%
Lorazepam 13 0% Lorazepam: 0%
Topiramate 13 0% Topiramate: 0%
4-Aminopyridine (4-AP) 12 0% 4-Aminopyridine (4-AP): 0%
Duloxetine 12 0% Duloxetine: 0%
Methocarbamol 12 0% Methocarbamol: 0%
Naltrexone 12 0% Naltrexone: 0%
Physiotherapy 11 0% Physiotherapy: 0%
Prednisone 11 0% Prednisone: 0%
Shower/Tub Chair 11 0% Shower/Tub Chair: 0%
Tramadol 11 0% Tramadol: 0%
Ankle-Foot Orthosis AFO 10 0% Ankle-Foot Orthosis AFO: 0%
Alprazolam 9 0% Alprazolam: 0%
Nabumetone 9 0% Nabumetone: 0%
Omega 3 Fish Oil 9 0% Omega 3 Fish Oil: 0%
Acupuncture 8 0% Acupuncture: 0%
Amantadine 8 0% Amantadine: 0%
Carbamazepine 8 0% Carbamazepine: 0%
Hand splints 8 0% Hand splints: 0%
Interferon beta-1a IM Injection 8 0% Interferon beta-1a IM Injection: 0%
Lumbar Puncture 8 0% Lumbar Puncture: 0%
Natalizumab 8 0% Natalizumab: 0%
Calcium 7 0% Calcium: 0%
Potassium 7 0% Potassium: 0%
Steroid IV Infusion 7 0% Steroid IV Infusion: 0%
Stretches, weights, treadmill, bicycle 7 0% Stretches, weights, treadmill, bicycle: 0%
Botulinum Toxin Type A 6 0% Botulinum Toxin Type A: 0%
Interferon beta-1b SubQ Injection 6 0% Interferon beta-1b SubQ Injection: 0%
Occupational therapy 6 0% Occupational therapy: 0%
Stationary Bicycle 6 0% Stationary Bicycle: 0%
Calcium plus Vitamin D 5 0% Calcium plus Vitamin D: 0%
Celebrex 5 0% Celebrex: 0%
Hydrocodone 5 0% Hydrocodone: 0%
Naproxen 5 0% Naproxen: 0%
Potassium chloride 5 0% Potassium chloride: 0%
Aquatic (Water) Exercises 4 0% Aquatic (Water) Exercises: 0%
Dronabinol 4 0% Dronabinol: 0%
Electrical Stimulation 4 0% Electrical Stimulation: 0%
Hospital Bed 4 0% Hospital Bed: 0%
Knee and ankle brace 4 0% Knee and ankle brace: 0%
Levetiracetam 4 0% Levetiracetam: 0%
MRI 4 0% MRI: 0%
Pramipexole 4 0% Pramipexole: 0%
Reflexology 4 0% Reflexology: 0%
Shower/tub chair with transfer bench 4 0% Shower/tub chair with transfer bench: 0%
Trileptal 4 0% Trileptal: 0%
Calcium and Magnesium 3 0% Calcium and Magnesium: 0%
Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc 3 0% Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc: 0%
Driving controls 3 0% Driving controls: 0%
Piroxicam 3 0% Piroxicam: 0%
Steroid Injections 3 0% Steroid Injections: 0%
Tai Chi 3 0% Tai Chi: 0%
Amitriptyline 2 0% Amitriptyline: 0%
Assistive Technology 2 0% Assistive Technology: 0%
Back Brace 2 0% Back Brace: 0%
Clonidine 2 0% Clonidine: 0%
CoQ10 Coenzyme Q10 2 0% CoQ10 Coenzyme Q10: 0%
Dantrolene 2 0% Dantrolene: 0%
Diclofenac 2 0% Diclofenac: 0%
Dollar Store Brand Ibuprofen 2 0% Dollar Store Brand Ibuprofen: 0%
Gabitril 2 0% Gabitril: 0%
Icy Hot 2 0% Icy Hot: 0%
Kirkland Ibuprofen 2 0% Kirkland Ibuprofen: 0%
Lift chair 2 0% Lift chair: 0%
Orthotics 2 0% Orthotics: 0%
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen 2 0% Oxycodone-Acetaminophen: 0%
Primidone 2 0% Primidone: 0%
Relaxation Techniques 2 0% Relaxation Techniques: 0%
Ropinirole 2 0% Ropinirole: 0%
Tolterodine 2 0% Tolterodine: 0%
Vitamin D 2 0% Vitamin D: 0%
Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) 1 0% Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV): 0%
Baclofen Implanted Pump 1 0% Baclofen Implanted Pump: 0%
Best Bet Diet 1 0% Best Bet Diet: 0%
Biperiden 1 0% Biperiden: 0%
Boniva 1 0% Boniva: 0%
Carbidopa-Levodopa CR 1 0% Carbidopa-Levodopa CR: 0%
CellCept 1 0% CellCept: 0%
Cervical Traction 1 0% Cervical Traction: 0%
Citracal plus Vitamin D 1 0% Citracal plus Vitamin D: 0%
Coral calcium 1 0% Coral calcium: 0%
Cortisone Injection 1 0% Cortisone Injection: 0%
Cyproheptadine 1 0% Cyproheptadine: 0%
Diamox 1 0% Diamox: 0%
Enbrel 1 0% Enbrel: 0%
Equate Ibuprofen 1 0% Equate Ibuprofen: 0%
Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement 1 0% Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement: 0%
Flax Seed Oil capsules 1 0% Flax Seed Oil capsules: 0%
Fluoxetine 1 0% Fluoxetine: 0%
Gelsemium-Homaccord 1 0% Gelsemium-Homaccord: 0%
Heat avoidance 1 0% Heat avoidance: 0%
Jamieson Vitamin C Slow Release 1 0% Jamieson Vitamin C Slow Release: 0%
Lamotrigine 1 0% Lamotrigine: 0%
Leg braces 1 0% Leg braces: 0%
Lidocaine Transdermal 1 0% Lidocaine Transdermal: 0%
Lift 1 0% Lift: 0%
Mannatech Ambrotose AO 1 0% Mannatech Ambrotose AO: 0%
Meclizine 1 0% Meclizine: 0%
Meloxicam 1 0% Meloxicam: 0%
meprobamate 1 0% meprobamate: 0%
Mezereum 30C 1 0% Mezereum 30C: 0%
MonaVie Juice 1 0% MonaVie Juice: 0%
Nature's Life Vitamin D 1 0% Nature's Life Vitamin D: 0%
Not Driving 1 0% Not Driving: 0%
Orphenadrine 1 0% Orphenadrine: 0%
Parafon forte 1 0% Parafon forte: 0%
Phenol 1 0% Phenol: 0%
Pool Exercise 1 0% Pool Exercise: 0%
Resistance Exercise 1 0% Resistance Exercise: 0%
Segway 1 0% Segway: 0%
Soma Compound with Codeine 1 0% Soma Compound with Codeine: 0%
Spironolactone 1 0% Spironolactone: 0%
Stationary bicycle/aerobics 1 0% Stationary bicycle/aerobics: 0%
Super Orti Vite 1 0% Super Orti Vite: 0%
Tempur-Pedic sleep system 1 0% Tempur-Pedic sleep system: 0%
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 1 0% Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 0%
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 1 0% Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine): 0%
Vitamin C 1 0% Vitamin C: 0%
Weight training 1 0% Weight training: 0%
Whole Foods Vitamin D 1 0% Whole Foods Vitamin D: 0%
Zolpidem 1 0% Zolpidem: 0%
Zonisamide 1 0% Zonisamide: 0%

Report created on November 07, 2009.