spasticité
Also known as Muscle Spasticity
Spasticity () is a feature of altered skeletal muscle performance with a combination of paralysis, increased tendon reflex activity, and hypertonia. It is also colloquially referred to as an unusual "tightness", stiffness, or "pull" of muscles.
Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Spasticity
- Medical condition.specialty
- Neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Research
37,177 papers- Rehabilitation procedures in the management of spasticity.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2010
- Spasticity and movement disorders in cerebral palsy.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023
- Clinical Outcome Assessments for Spasticity: Review, Critique, and Recommendations.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2025
- Spasticity.Handbook of clinical neurology · 2012
- Botulinum Toxin Intervention in Cerebral Palsy-Induced Spasticity Management: Projected and Contradictory Effects on Skeletal Muscles.Toxins · 2022
Article · Français
Exagération du réflexe myotatique, la spasticité consiste en un étirement rapide d'un muscle qui entraîne trop facilement sa contraction réflexe qui dure un certain temps.
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