Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis

Aaron Boster MD
Aaron Boster MD
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Published 2016-10-01
In this video I teach you about spasticity: stiff limbs that are hard to bend, painful cramps and spasms. To better understand spasticity, start watching right now!

When you want to bend your arm at the elbow (to eat a bite of food for example) your bicep muscles must contract (get shorter) and the tricep muscles on the other side of your arm must relax. You don't tell your tricep to relax, your brain and spinal cord do it for you. When you have MS damage to brain or spinal cord, sometimes the muscles of the limb (arm or leg) stop orchestrating their movements and start to BOTH contract at the same time. The result is spasticity, which manifests clinically in one of 3 ways: spasms (e.g. bouncing foot), painful cramps (like a charlie horse) and limbs that are stiff and hard to bend.

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All Comments (21)
  • @murraymgmt
    I've learned more about what is going on with me from you than I have from pharma-sponsored info on the Internet, or anywhere else and I am more than grateful Dr. Boster. I appreciate it so much!
  • @Anabel30100
    18 years with MS and never knew my leg cramping had to do with MS, Thanks for these informative videos, I have learned a lot.
  • @tinanevills1656
    I learned to place a couple of drops of trace mineral drops that I get at sprouts. When I don’t drink my water with it I get cramps in my legs. It’s a miracle. My acupuncture therapy told me about this and it works wonders:)
  • @erinwilliams363
    I have found that CBD oil has gotten rid of my spasticity! This is really the biggest significant difference that I can feel with using CBD oil. I am no longer having to take Baclofen.
  • @belindamihajlovic8536
    You are one amazing Dr! You inform me with so much info, better than my neurologist. Thank you
  • @daveIsMyName311
    Dr Boster. You continually help me feel safe and more knowledgeable. Thank you.
  • @GenghisBird
    The AI of smartphones is scary. I have been wary of baclofen (and meds in general) for the duration of my MS journey....but my new doctor prescribed a low dose at bedtime and....wow. Didn't realize the extent to which spasticity was wrecking my sleep! And like clockwork i open YouTube and there you are (from 4 years ago),with what I tell friends (and fellow MS patients, old and new) is the "friendly, knowledgeable, funny and patient accessible.... Boster Booster.' Thanks for taking some of the scary edge off having MS with these videos!
  • @klee8179
    I was diagnosed 6 years ago and I'm am just now experiencing spasticity for the fist time in my calves, they are so stiff and hurt so bad, it makes walking very difficult.. Thank you for this video ❤
  • @jenniferboney4171
    All your videos are full of wonderful information! Thank you so much
  • @taylorsl83
    I’m waiting on an MRI of my brain but I’m having spasticity in my lower back - like constant Charlie horses/cramps & spasms - and I’m now walking with a cane and looking at buying a walker. Bending over is painful as well, sometimes just breathing ‘wrong’ causes my lower back to begin a Charlie horse. It is severely painful and I was on Diclofenac but now am on Gabapentin and I requested Bacoflen from my dr and he agreed but when I picked up my prescription it wasn’t Bacoflen but instead it was Cyclobenzaprine…none of these seem to be helping much. What can I do?!
  • @nickmalveaux6131
    Thanks Doc....I'm learning a lot about Ms watching your videos. I haven't learned this much in 20yrs
  • @anitadzepina5825
    You are truly wonderful Dr. I’m learning so much more than from my own Neuro. Thank you so much for your efforts to bring these videos to all of us.
  • @pattyhadaway3777
    Could you do a video regarding all the different things that can happen to your hands with MS?
  • @alexespitia4326
    Very good information, I deal with spasticity on my paralyzed right side and don't know much , thanks and God bless you.
  • @jennifermarakovitz8147
    I find that gabapentin has helped me with what I call restless feelings in my back and legs. My MS doctor prescribed baclofen but with the gabapentin relief comes alot faster
  • @lenasamanthagraham
    Thank you for this Chanel, it's informative 😊 i got the diagnosis in 2015 , and startes desease modifying dryge right away ( plegridy for 4 weeks, was alergic, so i switched to tecfidera, but had a schub) within 8 weeks i was on Tysabri, i had my dose #37 yesterday. I also use baclofen for musclepain, but last month i had botox om the leg, wich was amazing, i actually had 2 days straight with no pain at all , wich was amazing to feel . I had to quit my job ås an kindergarden teacher( becsuse of noice sensitivity), but im back in school, studying for an master in speesch teraphy, wich i think helps my cognitive function stay in shape. I also have a dog i have to walk with, wich is great to stay in motion. I also swim å lot with my kids, wich is a great way for MS pasients to stay in shape i think. 😉😊 I am from Norway, and i am super lucky to live here with our heslthcare system i think. I got diagnosed and started om medicine in 6 weeks!