Treatments are specifically designed for each child as each child's level of spasticity is different.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hand Splinting] Reference

However, spasticity is most commonly treated with passive range of motion (stretching) and splinting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hand Splinting] Reference

Some doctors also use the toxin, without FDA approval, for problems such as spasticity in the legs and arms.    From Wordnik.com.  [FDA reviewing safety of Botox] Reference

The child with spasticity who is usually curled up.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

CAUTION: Not for a child with bent-knee spasticity.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Page 79 explains how to tell spasticity from contractures.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Look for ways to break the spasticity by bending him forward.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Note: To check ankle range of motion in a child with spasticity.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Severe spasticity often makes moving and control more difficult.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Figure seat for a child with spasticity whose body stiffens backward.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

This is true in any child, but especially in a child with spasticity.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Some children with spinal cord injury develop spasticity; others do not.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

GUILLAUME: Well, I've had spasticity in my left arm, and a limp in my left leg.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2005] Reference

Many children who have spasticity or athetosis also have problems with balance.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

The next 3 activities will still be too difficult and could increase spasticity.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

For the child who has spasticity or poor balance, you can make a seat like this.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

(In March, the FDA approved the use of Botox for treating MS-related spasticity.).    From Wordnik.com.  [The haze surrounding medical marijuana] Reference

More examples of how to relax spasticity are given in Chapter 9 on cerebral palsy.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

CAUTION: In children with spasticity, this activity may increase muscle stiffness.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

A head pad may help position him to look forward, and may decrease some spasticity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Tire seat or swing bends head, body, and shoulders forward to help control spasticity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

If it gradually straightens, spasticity (muscle spasms) may be what makes it difficult.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Decreased range of motion may be caused partly by spasticity and partly by contractures.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Joints can gradually be straightened when child relaxes. spasticity, often cerebral palsy.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

The girl with spasticity needs to learn, if possible, how to prepare food and keep house.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

CAUTION: Do not do this in a child with spasticity whose knees bend a lot when she stands.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

For the child with spasticity who has trouble sitting, you can control his legs like this.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

These separators will hold apart the legs of a child whose legs pull together (spasticity).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

It often works better to dress a child with spasticity with his body and hips bent forward.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

When a child with spasticity lies straight, his back, his head and shoulders may push back.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

In adults, the majority of the cases involved the use of the drug for treating muscle spasticity.    From Wordnik.com.  [FDA orders warning on Botox] Reference

If at first it resists under steady pressure, and then it slowly yields, it is probably spasticity.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Note: If the child has spasticity, you may need to help position this arm before she can roll over.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Be gentle-and move the joints SLOWLY - especially when a child has spasticity, or when joints are stiff or painful.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

When paralysis, painful joints, or spasticity cause a muscle imbalance, contractures are much more likely to develop.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

If any activity increases spasticity, try it differently until you find a way that reduces muscle tension and improves position.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Note: muscle tightness (spasticity) usually does not appear until weeks or months after birth. one arm weak or in strange position.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

If the spinal cord injury is above the level of the top edge of the hipbone (above the 2nd lumbar vertebra) spasticity is very likely.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference