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Health Calendar 24 Nov 2005
Trained instructors lead activities to maximize muscle strength and endurance, reduce spasticity, prevent muscle atrophy and provide a positive social ...
- Quad City Times,
New technology to help children with cerebral palsy Nov 21, 2005
The stiffness results from spasticity, the involuntary muscle tightness that occurs in about two-thirds of children with cerebral palsy. ...
- RxPG NEWS,
Botox(r) Injections Effective for Treating Stroke Spasticity Oct 28, 2005
This was the first long-term study to evaluate repeated treatment with BoNTA for post-stroke spasticity, a muscle tightness that inhibits movement. ...
- Newswise (press release)
Botox Injections Ease Post-Stroke Spasticity Oct 28, 2005
28 - Repeated injections of Botox (botulinum toxin type A) improve muscle tone and reduce pain for patients suffering from post-stroke spasticity, according to ...
- MedPage Today,
Cannabinoids Show Long-Term Benefits For MS Patients, Study Says Nov 22, 2005
Although investigators only found evidence of a "small treatment effect" in the control of patients' spasticity, they noted that subjects achieved greater ...
- Norml,
MS patients to get cannabis spray drug Nov 16, 2005
Daily Telegraph. Research indicates the medicine also can relieve spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis. Britain's Medicines ...
- United Press International
Botox May Soothe Muscles After a Stroke Oct 31, 2005
Researchers say up to 30 percent of stroke patients suffer from disabling muscle tightness, a condition known as muscle spasticity. ...
- FOX News
Botox injections can help stroke victims, study finds Oct 28, 2005
The research was the first long-term evaluation of repeated treatment with botulinum toxin type A for post-stroke spasticity, a muscle tightness that inhibits ...
- Scripps Howard News Service
Botox Helps Stroke Patients Oct 28, 2005
...patient.". Brashear's team injected the wrists, fingers and elbow flexors of 279 patients with post-stroke muscle spasticity. Treatments ...
- ABC News
Cannabis for MS sufferers approved Nov 16, 2005
Doctors will need a special Home Office licence to prescribe Sativex - an oral spray designed for the relief of spasticity, or involuntary muscle contractions ...
- Daily Mail - UK,
UK cannabis medicine move Nov 16, 2005
We believe there is now good evidence that cannabis-derived medicine can relieve distressing symptoms like spasticity and pain in MS. ...
- StaffNurse.com,
Cannabis-based medicine given go-ahead to treat MS patients Nov 16, 2005
GW Pharmaceuticals is after a licence in Britain to use the drug to treat spasticity, the painful stiffness linked to MS, but regulators want more proof that ...
- News-Medical.net,
New efforts help patients get back in control Nov 13, 2005
Botox injections to relieve the spasticity in her neck, shoulders and back also liberated Geri Jewell, an actress with cerebral palsy who appears in "Deadwood ...
- Barre Montpelier Times Argus,
Flexiciser International a Carlsbad Manaufacturing Firm awarded ... Nov 17, 2005
The FLEXICISER machines can eliminate many of these problems including bad circulation, spasticity, edema, muscle astrophy, swelling in lower limbs, stiff ...
- PR Web (press release),
Not just cosmetic: Botox helps stroke victims regain muscle ... Oct 28, 2005
...involved 279 stroke patients aged 21 to 88, who had Botox injected into their wrists, thumbs, fingers and elbows about every three months to reduce spasticity. ...
- Canada.com,
Congressional Malpractice Nov 9, 2005
And marijuana, he says, is safer than the Valium that Magbie was prescribed. "Using cannabis for spasticity is not really questioned anymore," Carter says. ...
- AlterNet,
Cannabis-based drug is cleared for use by multiple sclerosis ... Nov 15, 2005
Doctors will need a special Home Office licence to prescribe Sativex - an oral spray designed to relieve spasticity, or involuntary muscle contractions, in MS ...
- Independent,
The Investment Column: Shipbuilder VT offers prospect of double ... Nov 15, 2005
...if not most, cases to MS patients for whom it is not formally indicated, so widespread is the view that cannabis can relieve symptoms of spasticity and pain. ...
- Independent,
MS Trust Comment on Home Office Announcement That Sativex Will Be ... Nov 15, 2005
For many people with MS, cannabis has been shown to be effective in managing symptoms such as pain, spasticity and sleep disturbance. ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
New Study Offers Hope To Stroke Victims Oct 28, 2005
This is the first long-term study to evaluate repeated treatment with botulinum for post-stroke spasticity, a muscle tightness that inhibits movement. ...
- All Headline News
Malaria Forum Raises Hope Nov 9, 2005
...two per cent of children who recover from cerebral malaria infections suffer from learning impairment, disabilities, epilepsy and spasticity, according to ...
- AllAfrica.com,
Cannabis-Based Drug Eases Related MS Conditions, Claim Experts Nov 4, 2005
...reasons. The patients reported that the plant relieved anxiety and depression, as well as spasticity and pain related to their MS. 2. ...
- MS Neighborhood,
"Smoking a beer" Nov 10, 2005
You just go to sleep. It also has been shown to help treat the spasticity involved with multiple sclerosis, as well as treatment for cataracts. ...
- Chanticleer (subscription),
Advances Restore Muscular Control Nov 15, 2005
Botox injections to relieve the spasticity in Geri Jewell's shoulders and back also liberated her, an actress with cerebral palsy who appears in "Deadwood" on ...
- The Ledger,
Thermal therapy speeds limb recovery after stroke Nov 3, 2005
Thermal stimulation is common in orthopedic rehabilitation and is sometimes used to treat muscle-skeletal pain or spasticity in stroke patients. ...
- Reuters
7% of US population has diabetes Oct 30, 2005
...researchers reported. Typically, stroke patients suffering from spasticity take oral medications like muscle relaxers. But many ...
- Chicago Sun-Times,
Hot and Cold Therapy Effective for Stroke Nov 6, 2005
...stimulation. Thermal stimulation is a common treatment sometimes used to treat muscle spasticity or pain in stroke patients. It's ...
- Ivanhoe,
XenoPort Initiates a Phase 2a Clinical Trial of XP19986 as a ... Oct 26, 2005
XP19986 is designed to overcome the deficiencies of baclofen, a currently marketed generic drug approved for the treatment of spasticity. ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
XenoPort trials potential new digestive disorder treatment Oct 28, 2005
XP19986 is designed to overcome the deficiencies of baclofen, a generic drug approved for the treatment of spasticity and marketed by Novartis as Lioresal. ...
- Pharmaceutical Business Review
A New Area of Stroke Rehabilitation – Froomsplint® to Provide ... Oct 31, 2005
Keith Froom, third generation inventor with 20 years of experience in research, design and manufacturing, designed the anti-spasticity Froomsplint® out of ...
- PR Web (press release),
Brain Injury Association Will Honor Six Arizonans, Allergan, at ... Oct 26, 2005
...have suffered a TBI. Allergan is being honored for its work with Botox, which is used to treat spasticity in TBI. Rick D'Amico, the ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
MS: Coping and hoping women with disease find the unexpected Nov 3, 2005
...dietary supplements. In Canada, a new cannabis-derived drug, which is sprayed into the mouth, is being used to treat spasticity. Many ...
- Bangor Daily News,
Aerobic deep-water run isn’t for sissies, man finds Oct 30, 2005
Unfortunately, switching mediums doesn’t come naturally. Count on experiencing moments of spasticity during those initial deep-water runs. ...
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription),
Auction to help area MS patients Nov 6, 2005
Symptoms can include difficulty walking, bladder and bowel dysfunction, vertigo and spasticity. Fatigue is the most common effect. ...
- Evansville Courier & Press (subscription),
Data Quality Lawsuit Over Medical Marijuana Targets HHS Oct 26, 2005
...established research, federal reports and patient experience all show marijuana works for pain, nausea, loss of appetite, anxiety, and spasticity, the severe ...
- BBSNews,
Electrical impulses recharge spinal cord injury research Oct 27, 2005
Exercise also cut muscle spasticity—uncontrollable jerky movements—by 47%. If you stimulate the heck out of a muscle, you would expect it to get stronger. ...
- Nature.com (subscription),
Stretching Exercises Enhance Botox Therapy for Spasticity in ... 03 Oct 2005
THESSALONIKI, GREECE -- October 3, 2005 -- For multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with spasticity, a stretching exercise program for 15 consecutive days ...
- DG News
Indena Presents New Possibilities From Colchicine Derivatives for ... 03 Oct 2005
...for the treatment of gout and it is sourced as a raw material for the manufacture of a drug widely used in Europe for the treatment of spasticity and muscular ...
- NPIcenter (press release)
Complete Health Calendar Sep 29, 2005
Trained instructors lead activities to maximize muscle strength and endurance, reduce spasticity, prevent muscle atrophy and provide a positive social ...
- Quad City Times
Lakhs offered for busts; not a penny for poor patient Sep 29, 2005
AIIMS), New Delhi. According to Dr GP Dureja of the AIIMS, Rajesh is suffering from traumatic paraplegia and spasticity. He requires ...
- The Tribune
Tightened nerves are common with MS Sep 11, 2005
The two that are most applicable to contractures are weakness and spasticity. Spasticity results from involuntary muscle contraction. ...
- Orlando Sentinel
Medicinal marijuana faces legal, medical challenges Sep 26, 2005
Multiple sclerosis - Marijuana can limit the muscle pain and spasticity caused by the disease, as well as relieving tremor and unsteadiness of gait. ...
- Eastern Arizona Courier
Workshop on care of low weight babies concludes Sep 25, 2005
...blood vessels are very fragile. Major bleeding, he said, could lead to mental retardation or spasticity. Dr Rakesh Aggarwal, another ...
- Chandigarh Newsline
Botox Stops Lethal Saliva Buildup in Infant Sep 21, 2005
...the company is currently conducting FDA studies to have Botox approved to treat migraine headaches, overactive bladder, and post-stroke spasticity, but are not ...
- ABC News
Then & Now: Warm Springs endures Sep 24, 2005
...for all forms of disability; and special services such as aquatic therapy, behavioral medicine, wound care, hyperbaric medicine and spasticity management. ...
- San Antonio Express (subscription)
Wrinkle reduction cream has offered insights into working of ... Sep 23, 2005
...being increasingly used in human therapy to treat conditions such as strabismus (cross-eyes), voice, head and limb tremor, spasticity, stuttering, involuntary ...
- MedIndia
Treating Multiple Sclerosis Sep 9, 2005
...or attention, dizziness, problems with balance or coordination, "pins and needles" sensations, pain, depression, hearing loss, sexual dysfunction and spasticity ...
- WSOCtv.com
Living with Northwest Wildlife: Opossums: Part 2 Sep 7, 2005
EPM is an infection of the central nervous system; the neurologic signs that are most apparent in horses include dizziness, weakness, and spasticity. ...
- Chinook Abserver (subscription)
Researchers making strides against botulism Sep 15, 2005
..."There is a growing list of clinical indications-- such as spasticity and movement disorders, headache and pain, autonomic diseases, gastrointestinal and ...
- Fort Detrick Standard
'It keeps me going'31 Jul 2005
CAITLIN can move her arms and hands, but because of spasticity caused by cerebral palsy, it is difficult for her to control her movements. ...
- Providence Journal (subscription)
Complete Health CalendarJul 28, 2005
Trained instructors lead activities to maximize muscle strength and endurance, reduce spasticity, prevent muscle atrophy and provide a positive social ...
- Quad City Times
XenoPort Announces Results from an Initial Phase 1 Clinical Trial ...Jul 11, 2005
XP19986 is designed to overcome the deficiencies of baclofen, a currently marketed generic drug approved for the treatment of spasticity. ...
- Yahoo News
HEALTH CALENDARJul 18, 2005
Francis. Free. Information, 689-5700 or (866) 689-5700. Spasticity: Is There Hope?, 9:30 am Thursday, Via Christi-Riverside, 2622 W. Central, free. ...
- Kansas.com
Health Northwest: Few medications can help people suffering from ...Jul 20, 2005
...patients. Other drugs may be used to control the symptoms of ALS, such as muscle spasticity, cramps or difficulty swallowing saliva. ...
- The Daily Astorian
Their workouts go swimminglyJul 22, 2005
Unfortunately, switching mediums doesn't come naturally. Count on experiencing moments of spasticity during those initial deep-water runs. ...
- Baltimore Sun
Health briefsJul 1, 2005
This treatment may be given to patients when spasticity and pain have been unresponsive to conventional treatment, such as medication and/or physical therapy. ...
- Sharon Advocate
Hereditary Spastic ParaplegiaJul 16, 2005
Hereditary spastic paraplegia causes progressive weakness (paraplegia) and increased muscle tone and stiffness (spasticity) of leg muscles. ...
- rarediseases.about.com
Acorda Therapeutics Strengthens Patent Portfolio on the ...Jul 11, 2005
The Company's marketed products include ZANAFLEX(R)CAPSULES (tizanidine hydrochloride), a short-acting drug indicated for the management of spasticity. ...
- Business Wire
Athletic Competition Makes History: First CP championship held in ...Jul 14, 2005
...group of motor problems and physical disorders related to a brain injury which causes uncontrolled reflex movements and muscle tightness (spasticity) that may ...
- Shore Publishing
Toxin therapy for movement disordersJul 15, 2005
One of the major uses of this toxin is in the treatment of spasticity, which has been effective of reducing it and providing rehabilitation to the patient. ...
- Newindpress
Spectrum of Gross Motor Function in Extremely Low Birth Weight ...Jul 10, 2005
9% to 17% of survivors.1-8 The traditional categorization of CP is dependent on the nature of the neurologic abnormality (eg, spasticity, dyskinetic movements ...
- RedNova.com
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