In cerebral palsy (CP), the spastic motor type is most common, associated with a velocity-dependent increase in muscle stiffness that precedes the development of fixed muscle contracture. In ...

For most of his career, Richard Lieber ’78, Ph.D. ’83, has focused on understanding and solving painful and debilitating muscle contractures that are the result of cerebral palsy, stroke and spinal ...

In mice, the drug bortezomib preserved muscle growth and prevented loss of elbow and shoulder motion in conditions resembling cerebral palsy and newborn brachial plexus injury, the most common causes ...

Every time you brace your abs to lift a grocery bag, hold a plank, or even laugh hard enough to double over, a pressure wave ...

When children experience brachial plexus injury at birth, or are born with cerebral palsy, some of the most disabling problems that follow are muscle contractures, or tightness of muscles, that ...

Physical therapy supports Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) care by maintaining strength and flexibility, improving movement, and lowering the risk of contractures. A physical therapist also monitors ...

Cognitive pressure disrupts muscle control and blood flow, highlighting its role in physical performance during low-intensity ...

Some shakiness after exercising is typical, but there’s a critical difference between “jello legs” and feeling sore and hurt ...