[Spasticity : From assessment to personalized treatment]

Area of Science:

• Neurorehabilitation
• Clinical Neurology

Background:

• Spasticity is a common clinical challenge in neurorehabilitation and general practice.
• Effective management involves addressing functional limitations, pain, and preventing long-term complications.
• Spasticity can sometimes be functionally beneficial, aiding motor deficits and activities like walking.

Purpose of the Study:

• To define spasticity.
• To outline methods for clinical and functional evaluation.
• To review therapeutic strategies for spasticity.

Main Methods:

• Clinical assessment of spasticity.
• Functional evaluation techniques.
• Review of current therapeutic approaches.

Main Results:

• Detailed assessment is crucial for personalized spasticity management.
• Treatment decisions must consider the potential functional benefits of spasticity.
• A range of therapeutic strategies exist for managing spasticity.

Conclusions:

• Comprehensive evaluation guides individualized spasticity treatment.
• Preserving functional benefits, such as gait, is a key consideration.
• Therapeutic approaches should be tailored to patient-specific goals and functional status.