Treatment Options for Spasticity
• Treatment for spasticity is often a combination of therapy and medicine. Therapy can include range-of-motion exercises, gentle stretching, and splinting or casting.
• Medicine can treat the general effects of spasticity and act on multiple muscle groups in the body.
• Injections of botulinum toxin can prevent the release of chemicals that cause muscle contraction.
• One form of treatment involves the delivery of a drug directly into the spinal fluid using a surgically placed pump.
• Surgery is the last option to treat spasticity. It can be done on the brain or the muscles and joints. Surgery may block pain and restore some movement.