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". With Dr. Viet Vu and Dr. Arun Verma. Want to learn even more about Baclofen? See our article! https://community.scireproject.com/to... Follow us on social media, sign up for our newsletter and check out our websites! SCIRE Professional: https://scireproject.com   / scireproject   SCIRE Community: https://community.scireproject.com   / scirecommunity     / scirecommunity     / scirecommunity   Newsletter: https://scireproject.com/whats-new/sc... 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 #neuromodulation #baclofen #spinalcordinjury