Sentences with phrase «control spasticity»

Resistance training has been found to increase walking ability and endurance in patients with MS.. It can increase energy levels, control spasticity, improve mood and help improve muscles that control bowel and bladder.

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The updated guideline covers four neurologic disorders: spasticity in adults, which is muscle tightness that interferes with movement typically following a stroke, spinal cord or other neurologic injury; cervical dystonia, a disorder of the brain affecting neck muscle control that causes involuntary head tilt or neck movement; blepharospasm, a movement disorder that causes the eyes to close uncontrollably; and chronic and episodic migraine.
«There have been a series of discoveries over the last five years showing that proteins that control RNA degradation are very important for brain development and, when they are mutated, you can have spasticity or other movement disorders,» Dr. Colak says.
Two studies investigating the use of cannabis for spasticity and three case report on use for neuropathic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder or Tourette syndrome all lacked controls or blinding, conferring a high risk of biased findings.
The periventricular white matter transports impulses that control motor function; damage in this region causes spasticity and intellectual impairment.
Lower back injuries could also result in problems with bowel and bladder control as well as spasticity and numbness.
The child may have muscle weakness, poor motor control, or muscle tightness, also called spasticity, of the arms or legs.
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