A review of spasticity treatments: pharmacological and interventional approaches

EY Chang, N Ghosh, D Yanni, S Lee… - Critical Reviews™ in …, 2013 - dl.begellhouse.com
Spasticity is a velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone and uncontrolled, repetitive,
involuntary contractions of skeletal muscles. Spasticity presents as upper motor neuron …

Flexible pressure sensors for objective assessment of motor disorders

M Amit, L Chukoskie, AJ Skalsky… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Monitoring body motion is relevant to motor control disorders as well as assessment of fine
motor skills in child development. Furthermore, motion tracking is necessary for …

Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation induces temporary attenuation of spasticity in individuals with spinal cord injury

US Hofstoetter, B Freundl, SM Danner… - Journal of …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is currently regarded as a breakthrough procedure for
enabling movement after spinal cord injury (SCI), yet one of its original applications was for …

Non pharmacological interventions for spasticity in multiple sclerosis

B Amatya, F Khan, L La Mantia… - Cochrane database …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Spasticity is commonly experienced by people with multiple sclerosis (MS), and
it contributes to overall disability in this population. A wide range of non pharmacological …

Symptomatic therapy in multiple sclerosis: a review for a multimodal approach in clinical practice

JCC de Sa, L Airas, E Bartholome… - Therapeutic …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
As more investigations into factors affecting the quality of life of patients with multiple
sclerosis (MS) are undertaken, it is becoming increasingly apparent that certain …

Breakthroughs in the spasticity management: are non-pharmacological treatments the future?

A Naro, A Leo, M Russo, C Casella, A Buda… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present paper aims at providing an objective narrative review of the existing non-
pharmacological treatments for spasticity. Whereas pharmacologic and conventional …

Solubility measurement and thermodynamic model correlation of baclofen in 12 pure organic solvents

C Du, Y Luo, C Huang, R Li - Journal of Chemical & Engineering …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The solubility data of baclofen in 12 different pure solvents was measured at several
temperatures. The results of solubility data were correlated using the modified Apelblat …

[HTML][HTML] Robot-aided systems for improving the assessment of upper limb spasticity: A systematic review

R De-la-Torre, ED Oña, C Balaguer, A Jardón - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Spasticity is a motor disorder that causes stiffness or tightness of the muscles and can
interfere with normal movement, speech, and gait. Traditionally, the spasticity assessment is …

Should botulinum toxin A injections be repeated in children with cerebral palsy? A systematic review

A Kahraman, K Seyhan, Ü Değer… - … medicine & child …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this study was to determine the effects of repeat botulinum toxin A (Bo NT‐A)
injections in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) on the basis of a best evidence …

Pharmacological interventions other than botulinum toxin for spasticity after stroke

C Lindsay, A Kouzouna, C Simcox… - Cochrane Database …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The long‐term risk of stroke increases with age, and stroke is a common cause
of disability in the community. Spasticity is considered a significantly disabling impairment …