Spasticity

Approaches to Treatment with Botulinum Toxin Type B

The approach to treatment with botulinum toxin type B involves...

• Establishment of treatment goals
• Determination of appropriate dosing
• Appropriate muscle selection for injection sites.
• Appropriate selection of muscles based on patient's pain and the location of the painful area(s)
• Further consideration of dose and concentration for each muscle
• Possible administration into multiple sites within each affected muscle
• Follow-up with the physician regarding benefits or adverse effects

Myobloc® is injected directly into the spastic muscle. The injected solution weakens the muscle by "chemically disconnecting" the muscle from its nerve supply and the chemical messages that it sends to the muscle.

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