SPASTICITY-TRIGGERS
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SUMMARY
GENERAL CAUSES
1. UTI/urinary calculi
2. Bowel impaction
3. Pressure injuries
4. Tight clothing or leg bands
5. Under-inflated wheelchair cushion
6. Paronychia/ingrown toenails
IMPORTANT
7. Fractures
8. DVT
9. Heterotopic ossification
10. Syringomyelia or new neurologic deficits
Reference(s)
Cifu, D.X. (2020). Braddom’s physical medicine and rehabilitation. Elsevier. Get it on Amazon.
Cuccurullo, S. (2019). Physical medicine and rehabilitation board review. New York: Demosmedical. Get it on Amazon.
O’Young, B., Young, M.A. and Stiens, S.A. (2008). Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Secrets. Mosby. Get it on Amazon.
