An opportunity to reduce global burden of stroke-related disability SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For many stroke survivors, recovery is derailed by painful muscle stiffness and ...

In cerebral palsy (CP), the spastic motor type is most common, associated with a velocity-dependent increase in muscle stiffness that precedes the development of fixed muscle contracture. In ...

Spasticity is involuntary overactivity of muscles that occurs following upper motor neuron damage to the brain or spinal cord. Upper limb spasticity is common after stroke and can cause deformity, ...

We thank Drs Patrick, Farmer and Bromwich for their interest in our paper. In their letter they raised four main issues: contracture is not solely due to the loss of sarcomeres in muscles but also due ...