| This vicious cycle forces the fissure open and prevents healing, which in turn exacerbates the sphincter hypertonicity. |
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| Infant colic is characterized by excessive and inconsolable crying, hypertonicity, and wakefulness, mainly in the evening. |
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| The hypertonicity of the radiopaque agent draws fluid into the bowel to facilitate passage and expulsion of the tenacious meconium. |
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| Perineal biofeedback may be particularly effective when there is presumed hypertonicity of the pelvic floor muscles. |
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| The hypothesis of the study was that acupuncture would reduce muscle hypertonicity in children with cerebral palsy. |
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| In conditions of volume depletion or hypertonicity, secretion of antidiuretic hormone is stimulated, water is reabsorbed, and a concentrated urine is excreted. |
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| At baseline, all patients had hypertonicity of the pelvic floor muscles, which was confirmed by manometry. |
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| A number of avian species use nasal salt glands, alongside their kidneys, to control hypertonicity in their blood plasma. |
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