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With Post TBI 17 Years Ago, Would a Botox Injection in the Wrist Help to Alleviate Spacticity?

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TBI, spasticity and Botox

A good place to start is with a neurologst who has experience injecting Botox and some do for things like spasticity of the from cerebral palsy, problems with the back, migraines, etc etc. They can do nerve conduction studies and so on and figure out why you have this spasticity and perhaps offer Botox injections based on what they find. This is not a cosmetic Botox injection but therapeutic Botox injection and should be covered by medical insurance when done by a neurologist. more

Botox Useful for Spasticity

Yes! Botox can be a wonderful product to treat spasticity. It has been used for many years for this application. I hope this helps.

Botox® after Traumatic Brain Injury

Botox® is now being used for this indication, but to find out whether it is indicated or some surgical rebalancing of the muscles is what is indicated, you need to see a hand surgeon who specializes in spastic hand problems. Go to HandSurgery.org or ASSH.org to find a Hand Surgeon near you. Unfortunately, in spite of the previous advice, most neurologists have no understanding of this problem.

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Daweic
4 months ago

My InternaI Medicine Dr. Helen Jones M.D. refered me to Dr. Hongshik Han who is a Hand Specialist. He sent me to Lindsay Pimental Hand to Shoulder Rehab. He also sent me to see Dr. Tha Cha who is a Rehab. Specialist, he injected The Right Wrist with Botox. Sent me back to Lindsay Pimental to see if they can start moving my wrist. It's quite painful, but, no pain no gain.

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