Botox is often misunderstood. Experts clarify common myths around safety, permanence, medical benefits and who should ...

Muscle spasticity, a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), can make everyday movements feel stiff, tight, and painful. Stretching is one way to help reduce some of that discomfort, improve ...

A physical therapist is a specialist who can show you specific exercises and movements to strengthen muscles and help you gain flexibility and mobility. They’ll test your muscle tone, resistance, ...

Spasticity symptoms like stiff, rigid muscles generally aren’t hard for your doctor to miss. But it’s important to rule out anything else so they can tailor the right treatment plan for you. They’ll ...

Researchers have made a significant advancement in the field of spinal cord injury research, developing a novel optogenetic mouse model that could lead to improved treatments for limb spasticity.

Thanks to new high-frequency electrical stimulation that blocks spasticity, two paralyzed patients suffering from muscle stiffness after spinal cord injury benefit from rehabilitation protocols for ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Blink Twice,” in theaters now. In Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, paradise is not quite what it seems. At the beginning of “Blink Twice,” roommates ...

Let's make this simple: You want to know if there are any post- or mid-credits scenes in Deadpool & Wolverine. The answer is yes, so be sure to stick around till the very end. Full spoilers for ...

It's 2024, and it seems we are all ready for a brat summer. But you might be wondering…what even is brat summer? To answer a few questions up front: The location? A grungy, sticky club, of course. The ...