palliation - your stroke doctor is giving up if this term is used

I hope you never hear this term. This is what our spasticity interventions consist of.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/palliation

verb (used with object), palliated, palliating.

1.

to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.

2.

to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate.