GPs play a significant role in the multidisciplinary team, and are especially important for coordinating the management of patients with spasticity, which can arise from several conditions, including stroke, head or spinal trauma, cerebral palsy, or multiple sclerosis.
Delving into the aeitiology, pathophysiology and management of focal spasticity, understand how spasticity is a condition that has the potential to progress over time and if left untreated, a vicious cycle can occur.