#spasticity - Shift.ms

Spasticity in MS is a common problem. Muscle spasms and stiffness affect many people with multiple sclerosis and can impact on daily activities. The good news is that spasticity can be helped with physiotherapy and symptomatic treatments. Chat to other MSers to find out how they manage their symptoms.

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@Knuckles1980

23 Jul 2025 13:43

Stuck deciding...

My arms and legs now do pretty much anything they want to do....but not what I need them to do. Body control is now so bad that I struggle with everything. The GP has run out of allowed options and is concerned about my daily living. The only step forward is a referral to a MS specialist for the ...

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@Mkjoy

22 Jul 2025 11:31Last reply 27 Jul 2025 17:32

What does spasticity in your legs feel like?

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@lcritchl

18 Jul 2025 06:40Last reply 18 Jul 2025 19:38

Spasticity - Medication

Anyone got this and no medication work?

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@lcritchl

9 Jul 2025 16:36Last reply 10 Jul 2025 11:26

Gabapentin - anyone used for spasticity?

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@jay_lad

8 Jul 2025 19:44 EditedLast reply 9 Jul 2025 12:33

Spasticity and foot drop in my legs that I dont enjoy walking

Hi all I feel recently spasticityhas gotten worse, coupled with foot drop walking isn't relaxing and I feel takes a lot of effort. Walking on uneven pavements in the uk isn't fun so I tend to walk on roads as there a little more smooth as the pot wholes tend to be more in the middle of the road! 😅...

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@lcritchl

6 Jul 2025 15:45Last reply 6 Jul 2025 15:58

First question - spasticity or what?

Last year I saw 2 physios as I wanted to improve my mobility. Each time I did the exercises, I got really really stiff legs. Fast forward to December I was diagnosed. Relapsing remitting. However any time I do physio now I get the same stiffness in legs. I have taken Baclofen etc but it just makes...

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@jbeer427

10 Jun 2025 15:59Last reply 10 Jun 2025 18:32

Pain/Stiffness in neck and pain behind ear?

I was diagnosed in March of 2025 and recently started kesimpta. Have had symptoms since 2021 but was misdiagnosed. My most recent symptom are intense muscle spasms in my neck especially at night. Following a terrible dizzy/vertigo spell that had me walking with a cane, I’m have constant pain behind ...

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@Benk

2 Jun 2025 17:47Last reply 2 Jun 2025 18:34

New to this

Hi I thought I would introduce myself Firstly, thank you for letting me in to your community I have not yet been diagnosed but I have been referred to a MS specialist team by my neurologist due to having legions in both my spinal cord and brain, as well as fatigue, PEM,memory issues, spasticity in...

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@bethwill84

23 May 2025 18:38

Does anybody use a TENS machine for pain/spasticity? Looking for recommendations. Something without wires so I can move freely at work.

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@Mercedes1

15 May 2025 18:10

Life with ms after 33 years

I was diagnosed in 1993 but knowing I had ms for 10 years before, I now live with my care in a bungalow in louth Lincolnshire, I am in.my power chair 20 hrs a day with the pain and spasticity ,but we are still fighting

Wieliczka, Poland

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