spasticity

American  

[spa-stis-i-tee] / spæˈstɪs ɪ ti /

noun

1. Pathology. a spastic condition of the muscles; a tendency toward sudden, involuntary, and sustained contraction.

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Other Word Forms

• anti-spasticity adjective

Example Sentences

She said her 19-year-old son's spasticity meant his skin was particularly vulnerable to damage, including pressure and moisture sores.

From BBC

In advanced cases, patients may have limited mobility and experience spasticity, weakness, poor coordination and incontinence.

From Science Daily

For her, spasticity refers to an “unending, constant, painful tightness in my legs and other parts of my body,” making her life “very difficult and is not something I can control.”

From New York Times

"Cerebral palsy is literally classified as spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, which basically means that I have spasticity, or tightness, in my legs specifically," she told the BBC.

From BBC

"Cerebral palsy is literally classified as spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, which basically means that like I have spasticity, or tightness, in my legs specifically," she says,

From BBC