1. Exploring Strategies for Recognition and Management of Lower Limb Spasticity in Children

2. Introduction

3. Catch and Release

4. The Impact of Spasticity

5. Spasticity Pathophysiology

6. Causes of Spasticity

7. Spasticity Epidemiology and Implications

8. Patient Example

9. Implications of Spasticity

10. The Process of Movement

11. Diagnosis

12. Patient MRI

13. Quantifying Spasticity

14. Patient Example

15. Limitations of Assessment Scales

16. Treatment Decisions

17. Effect of Nonpharmacologic Therapy

18. Treatment Options

19. Oral Agents

20. ITB

21. Patient Example

22. Alcohol/Phenol Injections

23. BoNTs

24. Patient Example

25. BoNTs: Cautions

26. Muscle Localization

27. Therapeutic Timing and Selection

28. Conclusions

29. Abbreviations

30. Abbreviations (cont)