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Spasticity Rehabilitation & Treatment Options
UAB Med Cast
English - October 10, 2022 05:00 - 8.41 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsHealth & Fitness uab medicine Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Any injury or illness that affects the spinal cord can cause spasticity, an increase in muscle stiffness that can lead to immobility. Bobby Brunner, MD, a physiatrist, discusses some common disorders that result in spasticity and the wide spectrum of its severity. He walks us through the considerations a physiatrist would make in determining how to address spasticity. Dr. Brunner discusses a progression of treatment options for spasticity: physical therapy, injection therapies, pump system implantation, and surgery.