Spasticity Alliance

With all these members they should easily be able to CURE spasticity, not just treat the symptoms. If they

don't tackle curing spasticity as a BHAG(Big Hairy Audacious Goal) 

Then they are completely fucking worthless.

Up to  43% of stroke survivors report spasticity. (655,000 *.43 = 281,650 a year)

50% of TBI patients develop spasticity. (1,700,000 *.5 = 850,000 a year)

78% of multiple sclerosis patients develop spasticity.  (400,000 *.78 = 312,000)

80% of cerebral palsy patients develop spasticity.  (10,000 * .80 = 8,000 babies a year)

78% of SCI, spinal cord injury patients develop spasticity. (259,000 *.78 = 202,020)

They don't give total numbers but  it is a lot.              Est. 1,653,670

http://spasticityalliance.org/

The goal of the Spasticity Alliance is to:

• Provide a clearinghouse of best-of-class patient educational tools and resources
• Act as the go-to source for spasticity-related conditions
• Increase awareness of spasticity
• Address the onset of spasticity and its symptoms
• Offer management options which can include a combination of medications and therapies
• Empower patients and caregivers to discuss their symptoms with their healthcare professionals
• Build a strong alliance of patient advocacy organizations to create a united voice for spasticity messaging, tools and resources.
• Nope, a complete waste even setting this up, just thinking in microscopic terms.
• Does no one ever talk to survivors or anyone with more knowledge of spasticity than whomever set this up?