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Stiffness/Spasticity 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.
What we've learned from patients who report Stiffness/Spasticity
Symptom severities
|
Severe
|
3,638 |  |
|---|---|---|
|
Moderate
|
8,889 |  |
|
Mild
|
7,495 |  |
|
None
|
3,667 |  |
What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Stiffness/Spasticity
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baclofen | 1818 |  |
|
| Tizanidine HCl | 389 | |
|
| Zanaflex | 217 | |
|
| Physical Therapy (PT) | 185 | |
|
| Handicap/Disability Parking Permit | 182 | |
|
| Walking Stick/Cane | 181 | |
|
| Massage Therapy | 178 | |
|
| Gabapentin | 167 | |
|
| Stretching | 156 | |
|
| Range of Motion Exercises | 141 | |
|
| Diazepam | 135 | |
|
| Clonazepam | 131 | |
|
| Physical Exercise | 98 | |
|
| Valium | 95 | |
|
| Walking cane/rubber tip | 83 | |
|
| Flexeril | 78 | |
|
| Baclofen Intrathecal pump | 67 | |
|
| Yoga | 67 | |
|
| Cyclobenzaprine | 67 | |
|
| Neurontin | 64 | |
|
| Marijuana | 61 | |
|
| Skelaxin | 57 | |
|
| Klonopin | 57 | |
|
| Prednisone | 56 | |
|
| Magnesium | 46 | |
|
| Physiotherapy | 46 | |
|
| Ibuprofen | 43 | |
|
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | 41 | |
|
| Lyrica | 40 | |
|
| Amantadine | 37 | |
Report created on May 28, 2012.