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Spasticity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spasticity or muscular hypertonicity is a disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) in which certain muscles continually receive a message to tighten and contract.
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Spasticity: Definition from Answers.com
n. 1. A state of spasm. 2. The tendency to, or capability of suffering, spasm.
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Spasticity definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular ...
Online Medical Dictionary and glossary with medical definitions
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Spasticity
Learn about spasticity and how it's treated. ... What is it? Spasticity is like a “wicked charley horse.” Brain injury from stroke sometimes causes muscles to involuntarily ...
http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3004666
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Spasticity
Definition Many attempts have been made to define spasticity and this shows the degree of its complexity. Lance's definition of 1980 is still relevant and is widely accepted.
http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/encyclopedia/pdf/en/spasticity.pdf
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ITB Therapy: Role of the Interdisciplinary Team
Program Objectives . Define spasticity, related anatomy, and current understanding of the pathophysiology of spasticity and other movement disorders.
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Spastic diplegia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spastic diplegia, historically known as Little's Disease, is a form of cerebral palsy (CP) that is a neuromuscular condition of hypertonia and spasticity in the muscles of the ...
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Classification and Definition of Disorders Causing Hypertonia in ...
We therefore define spasticity as hypertonia in which 1 or both of the following signs are present: 1) resistance to externally imposed movement increases with increasing speed of ...
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/111/1/e89
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Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education and the MGH ...
A.PM&R Objectives: • Learn to define spasticity • Understand the clinical presentation of spasticity • Learn about the available treatments for spasticity and their limitations ...
http://www.painmanagementrounds.org/crus/painmgt_05_2005CME.pdf
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National Fibromyalgia Association: Spasticity
Question - Required - How would you define spasticity? (Check all that apply)
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