What Medication Can Be Taken For Severe Spasticity In The Knees?

Posted on Sat, 3 Mar 2018

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Question : I take 800mg of Neurontin every 4 hrs, 7.5 Vicodin 4-6 x day is there anything I can take to stop the spasticity in my knees. It feels like I have an elastic bandage on both of them. Symptoms started on right side eventually both sides are effected.

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Baclofen and Physical therapy would help!

Detailed Answer:

Hi and thanks so much for this query.

Baclofen and physical therapy would help relief this rigidity and improvement movements and range of motion at the knee joints.

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I wish you well.

Regards,
Dr. Ivo Ditah, Internal Medicine Specialist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar