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.

Symptom severities

Severe	4,100
Moderate	9,840
Mild	8,110
None	3,937

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Stiffness/Spasticity

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Stiffness/Spasticity

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Baclofen	1,958
Tizanidine	427
Zanaflex	237
Physical Therapy (PT)	221
Massage Therapy	212
Handicap/Disability Parking Permit	192
Walking Stick/Cane	184
Gabapentin	170
Stretching	167
Diazepam	163
Range of Motion Exercises	140
Clonazepam	135
Valium	104
Physical Exercise	103
Walking cane/rubber tip	84
Flexeril	79
Yoga	79
Cyclobenzaprine	70
Neurontin	67
Baclofen Intrathecal pump	67
Marijuana	66
Skelaxin	65
Prednisone	56
Klonopin	56
Physiotherapy	56
Carbidopa-Levodopa	48
Ibuprofen	43
Magnesium	43
Deep Tissue Massage	40
Botox	38