Botox for Spasticity Treatment

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Tip 1 - Botulinum Toxin in Poststroke Spasticity

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Judy Rosenthal | permalink

Poststroke hemiparesis, together with abnormal muscle tone, is a major cause of morbidity and disability. Although most hemiparetic patients are able to reach different ambulatory levels with rehabilitation efforts, upper and lower limb spasticity can ...

For further reading: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1905930/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Multiple Sclerosis: Treating MS With Botulinum Toxin

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Gary Belshaw | permalink

WebMD explains how injections with Botox may improve spasticity in people with multiple sclerosis.
Tags: ms treatment with botox, botulinum toxin, MS and botox, multiple sclerosis, muscle, spastic, spasticity, muscle relaxing, neurotoxin

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis/guide/multiple-sclerosis-treating-botulinum-toxin ^[2]

Tip 3 - Medications to Reduce Arm Spasticity After a Stroke

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Donna Nettestad | permalink

WebMD talked with experts to find out what kinds of medications are used to help patients who develop spasticity after a stroke regain control over their arm movements.
Tags: stroke, stroke recovery, stroke rehab, arm spasticity, stroke medications, spasticity, treatment, spasticity medications, side effects

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/stroke/features/after-a-stroke-medications-to-reduce-arm-spasticity ^[3]