Plus, tips on how to avoid experiencing muscle spasms as much as possible. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. "Muscle spasms usually occur in the calf or ...

What spasticity is, is an abnormally contracted or overtight muscle. So the muscle is like this. It's like a little ball that doesn't want to be stretched. And so that's why you have stiffness.

Spasticity is a condition in which muscles become stiff and tight from contracting for long periods. It's usually caused by conditions that affect the central nervous system, which is responsible ...

Bradford B. Worrall, MD, a University of Virginia professor of neurology and public health, says many stroke survivors develop spasticity.

Here's what actually happens when you "pull" a muscle. The human body has three types of muscles skeletal, cardiac and visceral. But we can only control, and damage, our skeletal muscles.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has struggled for decades with a rare disorder affecting his speech, causing his voice to sound ...

A pulled (or strained) muscle could take a few days to feel better. Severe injury could take weeks to months. Find out what ...

Dantrolene is the initial medication of choice for spasticity of cerebral origin, because it acts at the level of the peripheral muscle with minimal untoward central effects. The newest drug for ...

the mean dose of injections per muscle, and the range of doses among patients treated with onabotulinumtoxinA for adult spasticity. It should be noted that "injection patterns" is a broad term ...