The FDA recently granted clearance for Botox to be used as a treatment for spasticity in muscles of the elbow, wrist and fingers, a condition that can occur after a stroke, injury or debilitating disease.
Botox treatment is not intended to be a substitute for physical therapy or the “usual standard of care rehabilitation regimens,” the FDA specified.
Treatment applications for Botox are continually expanding. While the drug is best known for cosmetic purposes — typically the treatment of forehead wrinkles or “frown lines” –there are several therapies now being offered by physicians today. Excessive sweating, cervical dystonia and muscle spasm are just a few of those alternative treatments.
