After my spinal cord injury I suffered from sever spasticity. My rehab doctors had put me on oral baclofen, approximately seven other different medicines which made me tired and lethargic, I had both of my thighs injected with a strong dose of botox, and yet the spasms continued.
I was put through a screening test to see if ITB ( Intrathecal Baclofen )Therapy would work for me. The tests results concluded that I was a candidate. I was so happy. My spasms were so bad that every little bump would make me have a spasm so bad that it would flip me in my chair backwards. I had painful and very scary episodes. I have had a baclofen pump for 10 years now and could not imagine my life without it.
Here is a link to the company's website that makes the baclofen pump.
Medtronics, baclofen pumps
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