Intrathecal Baclofen for Reducing Spasticity After Spinal Cord Injury

Baclofen is commonly used for controlling spasticity after a spinal cord injury (SCI). It is difficult to increase the dosage of baclofen if it is taken orally (due to side effects like sleepiness). The solution is a pump the size of a hockey puck implanted under the skin that pumps baclofen directly to the spinal cord, aka "intrathecally".

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Timestamps
0:00 Arun's experience with spasticity
0:41 How is spasticity treated?
1:04 What is baclofen?
1:14 Oral baclofen vs intrathecal baclofen
1:41 Bacolfen side-effects
2:08 Arun decides to try the baclofen pump
2:39 Intrathecal baclofen pump information
3:16 Arun's baclofen pump experience

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