SPASTICITY IS ABNORMAL MUSCLE TIGHTNESS DUE TO PROLONGED MUSCLE CONTRACTION.
IT IS A SYMPTOM ASSOCIATED WITH DAMAGE TO THE BRAIN, SPINAL CORD, OR MOTOR NERVES.
IT IS SEEN IN INDIVIDUALS WITH NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, SUCH AS CEREBRAL PALSY, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, STROKE, AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD INJURIES.
TIPS TO MANAGE SPASTICITY- AVOID POSITIONS THAT MAKE THE SPASTICITY WORSE.
DAILY STRETCHING OF MUSCLESTO TO THEIR FULL LENGTH WILL HELP TO MANAGE THE TIGHTNESS OF SOASCITICTY AND ALLOW FOR OPTIMAL MOVEMENT.
WHEN EXERCISING TRY TO KEEP YOUR HEAD STRAIGHT.
MOVING A TIGHT MUSCLE TO A NEW POSITION MAY RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN SPASTICITY. IF THIS HAPPENS, ALLOW A FEW MINUTES FOR THE MUSCLE TO RELAX.
SUDDEN CHANGES IN SPASTICITY MAY OCCUR IN THE PRESENCE OF INFECTIONS, SKIN SORES, OR EVEN TIGHT SHOES OR CLOTHING.