Hello,
Do you feel like your muscles are tight and stiff? It could be spasticity.
Spasticity can occur either as a sustained stiffness caused by increased muscle tone or as spasms that come and go, especially at night. It can feel like a muscle tightening or it can cause severe pain. Spasticity can also produce feelings of pain or tightness in and around joints and can cause low back pain. The intensity may vary depending on your position, posture, and state of relaxation.
A basic physical therapy stretching program is the first step in treating spasticity. A daily regimen of stretching can lengthen muscles to help decrease spasticity. I LOVE yoga ! I would suggest trying that first !
If physical therapy does not control the spasticity, medications may be added to the treatment plan.
Common meds used to treat spasticity include the muscle relaxants baclofen and Zanaflex.
Another drug that might be used to treat spasticity is Valium, which is often helpful when taken at night to relieve spasms that interfere with sleep.
If medications taken orally are not effective, a pump can be implanted to deliver the medication (such as the baclofen pump). Botox can also be injected locally into the affected area to relax the muscles.
I also like to get the occasional massage ! It feels wonderful and is quite a treat !
Good Luck
I have multiple sclerosis and severe upper body pain. Does anyone else have this, if so what medicine works?
i was watching this show on discovery last night and they were talking about BEE therapy ist something in the bee sting that helps with the pain and the lady on the show quit her job to take up Bee keeping and stings herself she says that it hurts at first but it keeps her out of pain ..i think you should look into it ...good luck I have multiple sclerosis and severe upper body pain. Does anyone else have this, if so what medicine works?
Have you tried lyrica or neurontin?
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