We receive numerous questions, from SCI athletes and rehab professionals, in regards to managing high tone - and how we formulate our movement programs for clients with high tone.

Is high tone or spasticity affecting activities of daily life?

Are you/your client feeling tight or stiff after a spinal cord injury?

Is your spasticity management plan ineffective or not as effective as you’d like/need?

Would you like to find ways to manage tone without medication?

using daily movement practices with minimal equipment required?

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, please read on!

Tone and spasticity after spinal cord injury are real sources of frustration for anyone with an incomplete spinal cord injury, making it even more challenging to sleep, move, work out or be productive.

We've received many questions on how to best address unwanted tone and spasticity after SCI, but to understand why our strategies work, we first need to discuss why this seemingly unrelenting tone exists post-spinal cord injury.