Spasticity Archives

Spasticity or Weakness? Understanding Your Stroke Symptoms

by Alyanna Ta | Oct 21, 2025 | Movement and Rehab, Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Spasticity, Stroke, Stroke Arm Exercises, Stroke Leg Exercises, Stroke Treatment

How Can You Tell If It’s Spasticity or Weakness After Stroke? If you’ve had a stroke, you’ve probably heard a few of these words tossed around: spasticity, weakness, stiffness, foot drop. They might all sound similar, but they each tell a different story about what’s...

Stretching Spastic Muscles: 8 Mistakes to Avoid

by Alyanna Ta | Aug 5, 2025 | Mental strategies, Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Spasticity, Stroke, Stroke Arm Exercises, Stroke Treatment

8 Common Stretching Mistakes in Stroke Recovery Why Your Stretching Might Be Making Spasticity Worse If you’re dealing with spasticity after a neurologic injury, stretching might not be as straightforward as it seems. In fact, doing it the wrong way can increase...

New Study: Vibration Plates Boost Balance After Stroke

by Alyanna Ta | Jul 29, 2025 | Balance, Fitness and Exercise, Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Neurologic Rehabilitation Equipment, Spasticity, Stroke, Stroke Balance, Stroke Leg Exercises, Stroke Treatment

It Just Vibrates… So Why Are Stroke Survivors Getting Better? The Truth Behind the Research When vibration plates first became popular, they reminded many of us of those old 1980s machines that promised to “shake” the fat away. Naturally, the skepticism...

Walking “Tips” that Sabotage Post-Stroke Progress

by Alyanna Ta | Jul 15, 2025 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Spasticity, Stroke, Stroke Balance

Recovering from Stroke? Don’t Let These 7 Walking Mistakes Set You Back Better Walking Starts by Avoiding These Mistakes Recovering your walking ability after a stroke is an incredible accomplishment. You’ve put in the work. Strengthening exercises, therapy sessions,...

Stroke Recovery: Spasticity vs. Adaptive Shortening vs. Contracture

by Tara Tobias | Jun 7, 2025 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Spasticity, Stroke

Stroke Recovery: Spasticity vs. Adaptive Shortening vs. Contracture Muscle tightness after stroke is common and can be the greatest barrier to restoring normal arm and leg movement. But not all tightness is the same. To treat it effectively, you need to understand...

Use Synergy Patterns Sparingly (and Here’s Why That Matters)

by Tara Tobias | May 31, 2025 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Spasticity

Let’s talk about something that shows up in nearly every stroke recovery journey: synergy patterns. You might not know them by name. But if you’ve ever noticed your arm “wants” to move in one big sweeping motion (instead of just lifting your hand)… or if your leg...