Yes, that's right, Ken. Actually, there seems to be two major types of spasticity - dystonic (or ataxtic) or rigid, in which a muscle is rigidly spastic and you cannot move it easily. I have the rigid kind in my legs. Kat On Fri, 27 Sep 2002 11:17:48 -0400 "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dystonia is the uncontrollable movements in > certain parts of the body. Ie: > muscles in say your arm contract and jerk > pretty much on their own. > > Guys am I explaining this right? >