Under no survivor definition of the word is spasticity treatable. Treatable means cured, NOT just lessening of spasticity or the ability to move in spite of spasticity. That is not a cure.
But there is no need to treat spaticity,
Dr. William M. Landau says so in his uninformed 'expert' opinion.
Survivors would immediately disabuse him of that notion. When
schadenfreude hits him with his stroke he'll regret his ideas on the
matter.
His statement from here:
Spasticity After Stroke: Why Bother? Aug. 2004
The latest here:
Spasticity 101: A debilitating yet treatable common condition after a stroke
In the year following a stroke, about 1 in 3 stroke survivors will experience spasticity, a common post-stroke condition which causes muscle stiffness due to involuntary muscle contractions.
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