PPT-MUSCLE TONE AND SPASTICITY

Irfan Motor Unit Basic unit of contraction in skeletal muscle Composed of one or more muscle fibers and the motor neuron that controls them AP in motor neuron results in contraction Comparison of the function of muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs. Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity. Drugs for Muscle . Spasm and Spasticity. Two groups of drugs that cause skeletal muscle relaxation. One group for localized muscle spasm. Other group for spasticity. PHT 1261C Tests and Measurements. Dr. Kane. Definitions. Tone. Factors affecting tone. Postural Tone. Hypertonia. Hypotonia. Dystonia. Spasticity – velocity dependent. Clasp knife response. UMN syndrome. Dr. Kaukab Azim. Drug List. Neuromuscular. Blockers. Spasmolytic Drugs. Non-depolarizing. Blockers. Depolarizing. Blockers. Central. Peripheral. Tubocurarine. Succinylcholine. Baclofen. Dantrolene. Mivacurium. Treat Muscle Spasms and Spasticity: Consumers Union 2009ConsumerReportsHealth.org/BestBuyDrugs Drug Spasticity: Evidence showing benefit vs. placebo Spasms: Evidence showing benefit vs. placebo Baclof MD. Chief Resident, Division of Child Neurology. Department of Pediatrics and Neurology. University of Louisville . Evaluation . of the Hypotonic Infant. Objectives. Factors . related to the production of muscle tone in infants and . M. anagement in . N. on-malignant Neurological . D. isease. Dr. Emily HARROP. Consultant in Pediatric Palliative care. Introduction. Approaching Neurological symptoms from ‘first principles’. Practical aspects of neurological symptom management . Chapter 4. Muscle Tone. Definition (page 77) – underlying tension in the muscle that serve as a background for contraction.. Muscle tone include involuntary resistance generated by . neurally. activated fibers and passive, natural biomechanical tension in connective tissue.. Case. J.R. 3 y/o boy. Stiffness when crying . Tiptoe walking. Maternal and Birth History. NSD, full term. APGAR score: 5 BW: 2.5kg. 35y/o G1P1 (1-0-0-1). Regular pre-natal check-up with O.B.. Mother (+) . . Procedures. for the Treatment of . Spasticity. . Luigi Piccinini M.D., PM&R. Scientific. . Institute. «Medea» . Bosisio Parini (LC) . Italy. . Spasticity. = . pathological. . factor. Spasticity. Rehabilitation Approach of Children with Cerebral Palsy. Presented by. Amal. . AlShamlan. Head of Rehabilitation Section. AlWasl. Hospital. Dubai Health Authority. outline. Definitions. Model of care. . Diagnostic. . term. . used. . to. . describe. a . group. of motor . syndromes. . resulting. . from. . disorders. of . early. . brain. . development. .. . Symptom. . complex. , (not a . Principles of spasticity management. DYS-SE-000025 . Date of preparation. : May 2017. This programme is initiated and funded by IPSEN.. Dysport® (. Clostridium botulinum. type A toxin-haemagglutinin complex) prescribing information is available at this meeting.. Dr . Digvijay. Sharma. Spasticity. Spasticity is one of the most common and potentially disabling and bothersome complications affecting individuals with Neurological conditions.. 1. Spasticity may be defined as a motor disorder characterized by a velocity-dependent exaggeration of stretch reflexes, resulting from abnormal . Understand the motor pathway from spinal cord to skeletal muscle. Articulate the influence of afferent sources on muscle tone and reflex response. 1. Lower motor neurons. Alpha motor neurons. Innervate muscle .