Muscle spasms after a spinal cord injury result from impaired control of the body’s reflexes, and motor neurons in the spinal cord reacting to a variety of stimuli. If something stimulates the arms or the legs, for example, the signal travels along the nerves to the spinal cord on its way to the brain’s reflex […]
Greg Vigna, MD, JD: Spinal Cord Injury Spasticity Requires Treatment
Quality of life of a spinal cord injury is adversely affected by inadequate treatment of spasticity.
