Rigidity vs Spasticity — Know the Difference Stiffness isn’t always the same. Here’s how to classify it clinically 👇 🔹 RIGIDITY (Extrapyramidal) Tone ↑ equally throughout the movement 🪵 Lead-pipe rigidity • Constant resistance • Seen in Parkinson’s disease ⚙️ Cogwheel rigidity • Jerky resistance tremor • Parkinson’s disease 🔹 SPASTICITY (Pyramidal / UMN) Velocity-dependent tone ↑ 🔪 Clasp-knife spasticity • Initial resistance → sudden release • Stroke, spinal cord lesions 📈 Velocity-depende

5 STEPS TO REDUCE SPASTICITY Over the past 7.5 years of running The MS Gym, I have observed many ways people try to approach the punishing symptom of spasticity. What I have discovered is a powerful five step strategy that has helped hundreds of my MS Gym members reduce their spasticity, improve mobility, increase strength, and regain freedom and choice in their life. That strategy is: 1. Release the spastic muscle – using hands, myofascial release tools, or handheld electric massagers. By gentl