Doctors can choose from among several kinds of medications totreat MS-related spasticity. They include: Skeletal muscle relaxants.These drugs relieve the muscle tension of spasticity. Some work directly on your muscles, and others act through yournervous system. One of the most common medications fo...
Although used to treatsleep disorders, narcolepsy drugs prove to be effective in controlling and managingfatiguecoming as a result of MS. Steroids and other medications have also been used to help correct blurred and disturbed visions. Dietary changes, continence aids, special exercises, and medicatio...
They can gain relevant practical experience during their hospital internships to learn the skills to treat complex patients safely, effectively, and efficiently. AP in sports physiotherapy The competencies of sports PTs were designed to describe attributes of an MScPT level. The MScPT level is ...
Physical therapists play an important part in managing MS throughout the course of the disease.The focus of physical therapy for people with MS is to help maintain and/or return to as normal a life as possible by helping you continue your home, work, and community roles. Beginning with diag...
The “dead arm” is a shoulder condition in which pitchers are unable to throw with their previous velocity and control. What does it mean when your arm locks up? Sometimes, your arms will twitch or move in a way you can't control, called a spasm. Spasticity happens after your body's...
What is Medical Cannabis?Medical cannabis, or medical marijuana, is a term used to describe the use of the cannabis plant or its chemicals to treat medical conditions. The two main cannabinoids found in cannabis that have medicinal properties are THC and CBD. ...
Treatment ideas:When addressing tone and spasticity, you will need to perform repetitive shoulder exercises in order to retrain the brain through the process of neuroplasticity. Retraining the brain will help you have more control over your movements as well as help relax the muscles. Many doctors...
Range of Motion Therapy provides exercises and treatments to help address increase muscle tone and spasticity to increase functional range of motion. Examples that patients may see are hemi slides for the upper extremity using a towel/sheet on a table top. ...
Over 50 million United States citizens (1 in 6 people in the US) have a developmental, acquired, or degenerative disability. The average US citizen can expect to live 20% of his or her life with a disability. Rehabilitation technologies play a major role
stiffness, and response to neural activation. It is critically important to understand that the initial neurological injury may result in secondary changes in muscle that affect the response to treatment. Emerging knowledge of these changes will hopefully lead to improved therapy for chronic spasticity....