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Interventions for managing skeletal muscle spasticity following traumatic brain injury.
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SUBMITTER: Synnot A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6486165 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Interventions for managing skeletal muscle spasticity following traumatic brain injury.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20171122
<h4>Background</h4>Skeletal muscle spasticity is a major physical complication resulting from traumatic brain injury (TBI), which can lead to muscle contracture, joint stiffness, reduced range of movement, broken skin and pain. Treatments for spasticity include a range of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, often used in combination. Management of spasticity following TBI varies from other clinical populations because of the added complexity of behavioural and cognitive issues ...[more]