When a part of the brain or spinal cord responsible for these signals is damaged, more muscles contract, resulting in symptoms as mild as stiffness and as severe as painful, uncontrollable spasms. This is what is known as spasticity. Spasticity symptoms Spasticity can cause muscle tightness, lack...
Trapezius muscle spasticity may cause tensionheadaches. The spinal accessory and occipital nerves pass through this muscle. Spasms or increased tone of trapezius can put pressure on these nerves causing aheadache. The headachehas a typical ‘ram's horn’ distribution causing throbbingpainon both sides...
Work out enough and you’ll soon encounter muscle tightness, but what causes it and can it be treated or avoided?
or loss of balance. These symptoms can be present even when someone is perfectly still. Movement of the head or body, like rolling over in bed, can escalate or worsen the symptoms. Many people experience associatednauseaorvomiting.
When you have MS, your immune system begins to attack the fatty coating, called myelin, that protects your nerves. Without it, scar tissue forms and begins to block the messages traveling in yourbrainand spinal cord. Lhermitte’s sign is one of the symptoms that happens when those signals ...
By understanding the causes of muscle stiffness, we can address the symptoms and look at treatment plans to alleviate the tightness or pain before the problem becomes more serious. Causes of Stiff Muscles Muscle tightness is typically a result of overuse, overtraining, or the opposite – periods ...
Stroke is the most common cause of disability in the US. Many complications of stroke are managed sub-optimally by currently available therapies. This chapter discusses the role of botulinum toxin therapy in management of stroke-related symptoms such as spasticity, muscle spasms, painful postures, ...
When the spinal cord is affected, symptoms include weakness or paralysis of the limbs, loss of sensation, pain, muscle spasticity, trouble breathing, and inability to control the bladder and bowel.Although NMOSD primarily affects the optic nerves and the spinal cord, it can also attack the ...
Cerebral palsy symptoms Cerebral palsy is most often characterized by an excess or absence of muscle tone or spasticity, along with a distinct lack of muscle coordination. This is why air horns are my worst enemy and were banned at my high school graduation. If I’m walking and a loud nois...
Tizanidine, sold under the brand name Zanaflex among others, is a medication that is used to treat muscle spasticity due to spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis. Effectiveness appears similar to baclofen or diazepam. 1 Meloxicam A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, C14H13N3O4S, used to tr...