A baclofen pump is a device the size of a hockey puck that is put underneath the stomach's skin and has a catheter that connects to the spinal sack. My last option is to look into a baclofen pump. I have tried new muscle relaxing medications, and nothing works. Over the years, I have noticed my body develops a tolerance, and baclofen no longer helps with my spams like it used to. I am on the highest dose of oral baclofen and have been using this drug to help with my spasms since my accident happened.
However, they are also very annoying and frustrating at times. Although I can't control them, they are still causing my muscles to fire and work. On the one hand, even though I can't control them, they have kept a lot of the muscles in my body from atrophying. These spasms have been a big part of my life for the past ten years. At night, my spams are so intense that I have to use motorcycle tie-downs to hold them down from kicking up at night. My legs will start shaking and kick out off my footplate and spasm uncontrollably, causing everything in my lap to fall on the ground. Spasms are very similar to cramps but without the pain. A spasm is the uncontrolled movement of muscles in the body while they are firing. Ever since my accident happened, I remember dealing with spasms. I was diagnosed as a C-4 incomplete quadriplegic.
Ten years ago, I broke my neck, diving into a wave at the beach, hitting a sandbar headfirst.