Mayo Clinic physiatrists Billie A. Schultz, M.D., and Michael C. Wainberg, M.D., present clinical and objective measures commonly used to assess patients with spasticity and discuss multidisciplinary interventions for management.
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Scales and other measures to describe increase in muscle tone (3:12)
Mechanism underlying spasticity, positive and negative effects (6:29)
Potential goals of spasticity management (8:54)
Spasticity management options pyramid (9:48)
Physical therapy interventions (10:46)
Oral anti-spasmodic medications (14:05)
Focal treatment options (21:40)
Intrathecal baclofen treatment (28:00)
Medical cannabis (30:20)
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