NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst restored the use of Harry Perks' right hand after 10 years of immobility due to spasticity ...

The use of Botox (BTX-A) as a safe, reversible, and effective treatment for reducing muscle tone and improving gait in children with cerebral palsy.

Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is a promising strategy for reestablishing walking after spinal cord injury, recent studies show. But for patients suffering from muscle spasms, the ...

AxSpA can bring on plantar fasciitis, which is when inflammation in the heel causes the sole of your foot to hurt. You may ...

Female representation in the Lower House dipped slightly after the Oct. 31 election, with women accounting for less than 10 percent of politicians who won seats in the 465-member Diet chamber.

A dull feeling in your left arm could be from overuse or strain. Learn what causes pain on this part of the arm here and ...

She is also a personal trainer, mat Pilates instructor, and nutrition coach. Doing the right stretches for lower back pain can make a world of difference. If simple things like twisting to reach ...

Additionally, individuals with stroke were evaluated using the Fugl–Meyer Assessment of Lower Extremity (FMA-LE), ankle dorsiflexion and plantarflexion strength, Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Timed-Up and ...

OBJECTIVES Increased resistance to stretch of muscles after stroke may be the result of centrally mediated neural factors such as spasticity or local, peripheral factors such as muscle contracture or ...