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What's the difference between spasticity and spasm?
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Neuro vs muscular: To me spasm is a local muscle involuntary contraction and spasticty is a neurologic problem loss of cortical control of motor function causing inability to appropriately relax muscles sign of a upper motor neuron injury
Answered 9/29/2017
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Similar: Spasticity is the condition of having super tense muscles and also can infer spasms. Spasms are the actual contractions of the muscles, which can be painful.
Answered 9/7/2018
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