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This is probably going to sound quite basic but I wanted to understand how to handle my left leg spasticity better. I exercise a lot and squat/deadlift very heavy which I can handle no problem but I’m on a two month solo Australia trip at the moment and doing a significant amount of walking in the b...

This is probably going to sound quite basic but I wanted to understand how to handle my left leg spasticity better. I exercise a lot and squat/deadlift very heavy which I can handle no problem but I’m on a two month solo Australia trip at the moment and doing a significant amount of walking in the b...

I have a baclofen pump to help ease persistent spasticity in my legs. I'm concerned that if I up the dosage any more that it will remove all of the tone from my legs, making standing/transfers even more difficult. I'm hoping somebody here can share some experiences treating spasticity with cannabis...

Just wondering if magnesium can help muscle cramps. I try stretching, when I remember, and it helps a bit. Just trying to ease a symptom. Any comments gladly received. 👍

Does anyone take anything or do anything for spasticity. I take 1 muscle relaxer in the morning and 1 at night. My right ankle stiffs up. I do my stretching in the morning but later around noon time my ankle stiffs up again.

Hi all Stumnler don't shout at me lol I was wondering how spasticity if it's what I am experiencing, develops? Does it stay mild for some people? Does it come and go? Does it flare up and can it be part of a relapse or something that occurs alongside the disease? Any experience anyone?

I am new to this community and would love to know a bit more about spasticity. I have it in my back. It's mid way down my back just at the spine area. I get this tugging feeling alot when I lie on my side ( feels like a rubber band is tightening around the muscle on the left side of the spine) until...

Hi everyone, just wondering if this sounds like spasticity? I wake up and my calf’s feel a bit tight. Like I have been on a long run this day before. My balance is off and I feel the need to sit down. A lot. My legs feel shattered? Does this sound like spasticity 🤷‍♀️???

The past couple of nights, I have woken with my bicep hurting. Felt tight. Not really a cramp. It felt like I couldn’t extend my arm. Is that “spasticity”? Sincerely, New to this stuff

My calf’s feel like I have run a race (not a marathon, because I have never done that, 😂). They are achey. Is it spasticity or maybe a lack of salt🤷‍♀️? I have been waking up early in the morning with calf cramps. It is very hot 🥵 in the UK. I guess I could increase salt and see. Does it sound ...

Hi guys my mum has recently started falling over I’m wondering if this could be caused by her spasticity in her left leg. She does take tizanidine, diazepam and gabapentin to combat this however the gabapentin is new to the cocktail of drugs. I wondered if anyone else has experienced falling caused ...

My calf’s feel like they are cramped for half a day. Is this mild spasticity? Luckily it is not painful, just I am aware of it. It feels like the day after a long run. Can spasticity be mild, or is it always painful and uncomfortable 🤷‍♀️. Thanks 🙏.

Hello everyone! Again, I'm posting when things are kinda rough. I'm going to make a conscious effort to post when I feel fantastic next time! If you read my last rant, then you know that I have MS and workplace struggles. Well, I left that toxic workplace. I decided that working to not move forward...

Does anyone else get muscle tightness anywhere else others than there legs. My back neck and so tight. Especially my peck area. I don't now if I'm having a relapse because my shoulder has gone weak and the tightness over the last 4 weeks has been increasing.

I cant take the hell of constant sweating and how bad the spasticity is in my legs and arms , 😔 is anyone else dealing with these constant issues to and if so how do you manage to cope with them ?

I was diagnosed in 2015. I stretch and exercise 5 times per week usually 2 days on an recumbent bike and 3 days full body weight workout. I am struggling with stiffness in my lower back and have been for several years now. Recently I am having a lot of stiffness in my calf muscles and hamstrings. ...

Hi all I haven't posted in a while, All my pain is heightened at night and I am experiencing a lot of new symptoms but it's the latest one that's most troublesome I wake up with terrible stiffness and numbness from my neck down and when I try to move there is pain it even hurts to breathe no amoun...

I have Spasticity like many others do BUT do you ever feel like it can be worse when the weather is all gloomy/rainy? My friend would always tell me when it was going to rain because his knees would hurt him every single time.. Maybe it's just me but I think this could be a thing. Over here in NY i...

Can anybody advise what I can expect at the Spasticity Clinic at Queens Square? I was diagnosed with RRMS in January 2017. I had 3 spinal lesions and have had no significant changes on MRI scans since. However, my mobility has deteriorated significantly since June 2018 and I have been in a wheelcha...

My walking has been lousy for a few months. Today my neurologist said the way I’m moving means I’ve got spasticity. Any advice to help sort this? Thanks