Spasticity - Advantages - Primary Care Provider Resource for Spinal Cord Injury

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Primary Care Provider Resource for Spinal Cord Injury Heersink School of Medicine

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For patients with SCI, spasticity may present health and functional advantages which:

Maintains muscle bulk
Helps to support circulatory function
May prevent formation of DVT
May assist in activities of daily living (transfers, pinch, etc.)
May assist in postural and positional control

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System provides this website as an auxiliary resource for the primary care of patients with spinal cord injury.The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90SIMS0020). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this website do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.