Spasticity is a disruption in muscle movement patterns that causes certain muscles to contract all at once. It can affect movement and speech.

Spasticity is abnormal muscle tightness due to prolonged muscle contraction.

Spasticity (from Greek spasmos- 'drawing, pulling') is a feature of altered skeletal muscle performance with a combination of paralysis, increased tendon reflex activity, and hypertonia. …

May 8, 2025 · Spasticity is a condition that causes your muscles to stiffen, tighten, and contract. It happens involuntarily, which means you don’t have control over it.

Spasticity is a stiffness of the muscles. Also called hypertonia, the condition causes unusual tightness or increased toning of the muscles. Spasticity can make reflexes stronger and more …

Feb 11, 2025 · Spasticity is stiff or rigid muscles. It may also be called unusual tightness or increased muscle tone. Reflexes (for example, a knee-jerk reflex) are stronger or exaggerated. …

Nov 21, 2024 · Spasticity is a motor disorder classically defined by velocity-dependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes resulting from an upper motor neuron lesion, presenting as intermittent or …