Ileana Howard, MD Rehabilitation Care Services VA Puget Sound Health Care October 28, 2014.

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Ileana Howard, MD Rehabilitation Care Services VA Puget Sound Health Care October 28, 2014

  What is spasticity?  Why does spasticity matter?  What triggers spasticity?  Treatments for spasticity  Caregiver’s role in managing spasticity Outline

 Carl, a fiercely independent 65-year old gentleman with MS for 40 years. Lives alone in a duplex with his caregiver next door  Independent with transfers and mobility from a manual wheelchair  Recently started having difficulty with transfers due to his legs shaking when he gets up to stand and pivot What is spasticity?

 Georgia, a 35- year old female with MS for 10 years. She lives with her sister, who acts as her caregiver.  Functionally quadriplegic in a power chair  Caregiver notices increasing difficulty performing catheterizations, cleaning her perineal/groin region due to tightness in the thighs What is spasticity?

 Frank, a 55-year old gentleman with MS x 30 years. He lives with his wife on a farm and is very active.  Able to walk, but with L-sided body weakness  New difficulty lifting his left arm away from his body to clean the underarm region  Increasing pain when he attempts to put his splint on What is spasticity?

 Nick, a 50- year old former musician with MS. He is functionally quadriplegic and lives alone with intermittent paid and family caregiver support.  Recently began having severe leg spasms causing him to slide out of his power chair What is spasticity?

  Dynamic stiffness in the muscles following an injury to the brain or spinal cord  More quickly the limb is moved, the more stiffness/difficulty is encountered  Exaggerated reflex response  Brain normally inhibits this response, but the disconnect from MS/injury interferes with the control  Not a fixed joint (contracture) from immobility Spasticity, defined

  Stiffness can sometimes help with transfers/walking  Provides exercise for weak muscles, can maintain muscle bulk  Sense of connection with an individuals body  Might be a nuisance, but not painful or interfering with function Good spasticity

  Causes pain  Immobility or contracture  Skin breakdown  Interferes with hygiene  Interferes with function Bad spasticity Debility Immobility Ulceration Uninhibited contraction of muscles Difficulty with movement Contractures Pain

  Up to 80% of individuals with MS experience spasticity  1/3 of persons with MS have spasticity that interferes with daily function  Some conditions can provoke spasticity:  Bladder infections  Kidney/bladder stones Spasticity in MS

  Physical treatments (modalities)  Complementary/ alternative medicine  Therapy  Stretching  Splinting  Medications  Injections  “The Pump” Treatments for spasticity

  Ice  Vibration  Electrical Stimulation Physical Agents/Modalities

  Acupuncture  Yoga  Massage  Chiropractic Complementary/Alternative Medicine

  Stretching  Splinting Therapy

  Baclofen  Tizanidine  Dantrolene  Valium  Gabapentin  Cannabanoid (FDA trials) Medications for spasticity

  Botulinum toxin (Botox®)  Phenol/alcohol blocks Injections for spasticity

  Delivers baclofen directly to spine  Dosing regimens highly personalized to meet patient symptoms  Refills generally occur every six months Intrathecal baclofen pump

  Failure to recognize spasticity symptoms  “tightness,” “jumpiness”  Failure to discuss with medical provider  Thought to be inevitable part of the disease process  Failure to follow up results of treatment with medical provider  Need to report when treatment not working Pitfalls in spasticity management

 Questions?