- Anatomy of The Spine
- Back Pain in Children
- Caring for your Spine
- Emerging Spinecare Trends
- Evaluation of Spinal Disorders
- Exercise and The Spine
- Intervention - Spinal Disorders
- Intervertebral Disc
- Non Surgical Options
- Nutrition and Spinecare
- Options for Spine Treatments
- Pregnancy and Back Pain
- Prevalence of Spine Disorders
- Sleep and the Spine
- Spinecare Introduction
- Spinehealth and Disease
- Surgical Interventions
- Treatment with Medications
- Understanding Back Pain
Signs and Symptoms
Spasticity
The term spasticity refers to reactive over contraction of muscles
usually involving the limbs. It is often associated with dysfunction or
compromise of neurological pathways within brain and/or spinal cord. Muscle
spasticity is often perceived as stiffness or rigidity of the limb. Spasticity can develop
secondary to numerous causes including stroke, tumor, demyelinative disease,
and as the result of spinal cord compression. The most common causes of
spinal cord compression include disc herniation and spinal stenosis. The rapid
onset of muscle spasticity and muscle weakness in one or more limbs may
constitute a medical emergency.
