Time stamps:
0:29 What Causes Spasticity
1:32 Conservative Treatments
5:13 Drugs
7:20 Marijuana
8:43 Botox
10:49 Baclofen Pump
12:17 Other Treatments

Selected Sources:
L-Threonine for spasticity: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/82...
Dry needling for spasticity after stroke: https://academic.oup.com/painmedicine...
Review of spasticity treatment from Neurology India: https://www.neurologyindia.com/articl...
Review of Spasticity treatment: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25750...
Randomized trial of tizanidine in multiple sclerosis: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...
electro-dress Mollii on spasticity and functioning in chronic stroke: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32778...
Randomized trial of botox A in spinal cord injury related spasticity: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30423...
Dorsal rhizotomy: https://link.springer.com/article/10....
Cannabinoids in Multiple sclerosis: https://www.dovepress.com/front_end/c...
Randomized trial of Sativex in multiple sclerosis spasticity: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17355...
Meta-Analysis of Randomized trials for acupuncture in post-stroke spastic hemiplegia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32347...
Meta Analysis of TENS vs. Placebo in Post-Stroke Spasticity: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30452...
Randomized trial of TMS in 16 people with Multiple Sclerosis
MAS= Modified Ashworth Scale : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

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