Sentences with phrase «of spasticity»

On October 21, 2008, Avigen announced that the top - line data from its AV650 trial for the treatment of spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis did not meet its primary endpoint.

Motor function of the affected upper limb was evaluated mainly using FMA, WMFT, motor activity log (MAL), and the severity of spasticity was measured with modified Ashworth scale (MAS) at BoNTA injection, discharge and 4 weeks post-discharge.

The children have enjoyed the work and have had marked improvements, including increased ability and function, new developmental milestones, a greater sense of themselves, and reduction of spasticity and pain.

Not exact matches

Pediatric rehabilitation, spasticity / tone evaluation and treatment, long - term care of chronically impaired children, transition of disabled children to adult services, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, orthotics for gait disorders, pediatric orthotics

Our aim is to raise # 70,000 for Tree of Hope to Seb to have life - changing SDR surgery which will remove or reduce the spasticity in his legs so that he can move more freely.

The government created a bit of a problem for itself when it allowed GW Pharmaceuticals to grow cannabis under license in order to produce Sativex - a cannabis tincture used to treat spasticity in multiple sclerosis patients.

We have been told by adults affected by this condition that the feeling of tightness (spasticity) in their legs is a bit like rubber bands constantly holding back their full range of motion.

Eligible conditions include cancer, HIV / AIDS, ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), Parkinson's Disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathies, Huntington's Disease, or others as added by the New York State Commissioner of Health.

His bill would limit its application to epilepsy, intractable skeletal muscular spasticity, traumatic brain injury, glaucoma, cachexia, wasting syndrome, Dravet syndrome, HIV / AIDS, Cancer, ALS, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Crohn's disease, and terminal illnesses if a patient has a prognosis of less than 12 months to live.

Previously, Russo oversaw international clinical trials for Sativex, an oral spray made by GW Pharmaceuticals in Salisbury, U.K., that has been approved in 27 countries for treating spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis and in Canada for certain types of pain.

For upper limb spasticity, three of the drug formulations — abobotulinumtoxinA, incobotulinumtoxinA, and onabotulinumtoxinA — are effective in reducing excess muscle tone and should be offered.

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.

The guideline determined that botulinum toxin is generally safe and effective for treating spasticity in adults, cervical dystonia, blepharospasm and chronic migraine, according to guideline author David M. Simpson, MD, with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, NY, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.

In patients with muscle spasticity, 25 per cent of those taking a placebo saw a moderate improvement compared to 35 per cent on medical cannabis.

«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.

Botox — best known for its ability to smooth wrinkles — has been extremely useful for the treatment of over-active muscles and spasticity as it promotes local and long - term paralysis.

«Although the results are largely equivocal and in need of further study, studies have reported improvements in strength, muscle spasticity and pain in select populations.»

The team is hopeful that the technique could work in humans to restore movement to paralysed limbs, or counter the muscle spasticity characteristic of cerebral palsy.

The evidence for benefits was strongest for treating chronic pain, reducing chemotherapy - induced nausea and vomiting, multiple sclerosis patients have reported that it reduces spasticity — muscle tightness and movement difficulties — although when the measurements are taken by a doctor the evidence of reduced spasticity was weaker.

There is «conclusive or substantial evidence» that marijuana or related compounds can effectively treat chronic pain, nausea caused by chemotherapy treatment for cancer, and spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis, according to a report published today by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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 new study is based on the development of mouse models manifesting the disease that causes megalencephaly, spasticity and ataxia in humans.

A significant improvement of lower limb spasticity was observed when rTMS applications were repeated during a 2 - week period.

The beneficial effect of the protocol on motor function and spasticity was almost maintained until 4 weeks after discharge.

Loss of function mutations in CTNNB1 have been reported in individuals with intellectual disability [MIM # 615075] associated with peripheral spasticity, microcephaly and central hypotonia, suggesting a recognisable phenotype associated with haploinsufficiency for this gene.

A January 2017 report issued by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, which provides nonpartisan guidance for national decision - makers, found substantial evidence that cannabis is effective for treating chronic pain, nausea and vomiting, and in reducing spasticity symptoms in multiple sclerosis, but also found clear risks for pregnant women and youth.

A study of multiple sclerosis patients has shown that smoking cannabis could be an effective spasticity treatment, a disabling and typical symptom of multiple sclerosis.

Clonus in my left arm and spasticity in my neck was the worse of all.

As a result this enhances mobility through the elimination of dysfunctional movement patterns and muscular spasticity.

Muscle spasticity and hypertonicity is linked to a variety of physical conditions all of which are associated with oxidative stress and inflammation.

Previously, a 2004 Oregon Health Sciences University study found that six months of yoga significantly helped relieve fatigue, and improved strength and flexibility and other quality of life measurements among 69 people with MS.. Other smaller studies in the past 10 years have found improvements in anxiety, depression, bladder function, pain, spasticity, weakness and walking among people with MS who practice yoga.

While it is not a cure, the multiplicity of benefits individuals may experience from a given pose are extraordinary: improved strength, flexibility, posture, balance, focus, circulation, digestion, elimination, pelvic floor health and decreased tension, fatigue, spasticity and other aches and pains and overall coping skills to contend with symptoms.

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Life care plans, future medical needs, future transportation needs and assessment of future complications that can arise due to bed sores, respiratory infections and muscle spasticity, all must be considered and analyzed by experienced attorneys with the resources to best prove your case.

Many young brain injury victims suffer from headaches, loss of motor functions, issues with spasticity of muscles, paralysis, seizures, balance issues and fatigue.

In some cases, a period of hypotonia may be observed in an infant before cerebral palsy symptoms shift toward spasticity.

Spasticity generally does not occur until the age of 6 months.2

The child may have muscle weakness, poor motor control, or muscle tightness, also called spasticity, of the arms or legs.

Inter - and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Australian Spasticity Assessment Scale in Adults with Acquired Brain Injury