Spasticity following Brain Injury
Categories: Caregiver Webinars
Join Cindy B. Ivanhoe, M.D., for a discussion of spasticity after brain injury for family caregivers and people living with brain injury. She reviews how spasticity presents, why we treat it, and how it limits potential and current treatment approaches.
Learning Objectives
- Describe spasticity symptomology after brain injury.
- Explain concepts that dictate why and how spasticity is treated.
- Discuss combination treatments for spasticity, including toxin injections, intrathecal baclofen, and surgical concepts.
Dr. Cindy Ivanhoe is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in Brain Injury Medicine. She is a clinical professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at McGovern School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. She is also an admitting physician to the Brain Injury and Stroke Program at TIRR Memorial Hermann.