So what is a stroke?

Stroke is also known as cerebrovascular accident. A condition in which a part of the brain is suddenly damaged when the blood vessel feeding that part of the brain becomes blocked or ruptured. This condition causes the brain part to be deprived of oxygen, brain cells die after just a few minutes and every minute that passes, nearly 2 million brain cells die, causing the patient to lose about 3 weeks of life.

Muscle spasticity is one of the complications of stroke because the muscle is overstimulated. This condition will cause the patient to perform unwanted actions, affecting daily activities. In addition, it causes discomfort or pain to patients and is the cause of muscle contracture, joint deformity, disability, so it is necessary to treat and restore spastic function to limit complications.

Treatment of muscle spasticity after cerebrovascular accident

The goal of spastic rehabilitation after a stroke is to help patients perform activities of daily living on their own such as eating, dressing, walking,...

The period of 3-6 months after the stroke is the golden time for patients to recover spastic function. The sooner you recover, the better chance you will have of regaining lost abilities. Spastic rehabilitation methods after accidents include:

Treatment of muscle spasticity after cerebrovascular accident by physiotherapy and movement therapy:

- Stand on a rotating tilting table.

- Regular stretching exercises to prevent contractions and maintain joint range of motion.

- Splints or casts maintain positions that inhibit the stretching reflex of the contracted limb and prevent shrinkage.

- Electrical stimulation: transdermal stimulation, neuromuscular stimulation, spine.

Treatment of muscle spasticity after cerebrovascular accident can be with drugs containing the active ingredient tolperisone (Mydocalm).

Treatment of muscle spasticity after cerebrovascular accident by surgical methods:

- Intramedullary Baclofen pump.

- Marrow removal or mastectomy.

- Orthopedic methods: stretching, releasing or transferring tendons.

- Selective resection of posterior centipedes in children with cerebral palsy, bone surgery to correct deformities is the treatment of spasticity after cerebrovascular accident.

In addition to the above measures, you can prevent by:

- Build a healthy lifestyle.

- Good control of diabetes, blood fats, cardiovascular,...

- Develop proper nutrition.

When experiencing complications of muscle spasticity after stroke in adults, you can consult your doctor to use Mydocalm – with Tolperison Hydrochloride ingredient to help relax striated muscles in cases of muscle pain – bones – joints due to muscle contraction and stiffness.

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