The topic of spasticity has been on my mind since I’ve been experiencing it more lately. Four years ago, I did not understand what was spasticity and what was not. I complained of really tight muscles to my neurologist who suggested that I exercise more. His advice was logical but it didn’t directly solve my problem.
For many months I lived with this excess tightness which no amount of stretching seemed to resolve. Yoga was nice, as was swimming, but I never seemed to achieve that...
I like to smile, and I smile a lot. I take pride in my dental hygiene. That's always been an aspect of my health I could control. Twice... Read more »
In 1999, Diaz-Olaverrieta et al. out of Mexico City published a study on Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This... Read more »
Multiple sclerosis is not a painful disease, right? Wrong. The pain associated with MS can vary from an occasional annoyance to a... Read more »
SECONDARY SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN MEN AND WOMEN WITH MS In multiple sclerosis, the incidence of fatigue, muscle tightness or spasms,... Read more »
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Muscle twitches are fine movements of a small area of muscle.Alternative NamesMuscle fasciculation; Fasciculations of muscleConsiderationsMuscle... Read more »
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A muscle biopsy is the removal of a small piece of muscle tissue for examination.Alternative NamesBiopsy - muscleHow the test is performedThis... Read more »
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Article updated and reviewed by Associate Professor of Medicine / Neurology, Cooper University Hospital & Robert Wood Johnson Medical School on... Read more »
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Symptoms of multiple sclerosis appear in a variety of ways. Most patients first have a single attack of symptoms, a neurological episode called a... Read more »
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