[HTML][HTML] Acupuncture for post-stroke spasticity: An overview of systematic reviews

L Yi, L Huang, R Chen, S Zhan, H Huang… - … therapies in medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Post-stroke spasticity (PSS) is the most common complication of stroke.
Acupuncture is widely used in clinical practice for the treatment of PSS, and is therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Persistence with botulinum toxin treatment for spasticity symptoms in multiple sclerosis

F Novarella, A Carotenuto, P Cipullo, R Iodice… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Botulinum toxin (BT) is an effective treatment for spasticity symptoms in multiple sclerosis
(MS). Despite its wide use in clinical practices, only few studies have explored long-term …

[HTML][HTML] Botulinum Neurotoxins: From Toxin to Medicine

A Santamato - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ancient scientific manuscripts indicate that Dr. J. Kerner was the first, between 1817 and
1822, to suggest the possible therapeutic use of botulinum toxin, which he called “sausage …

[HTML][HTML] Long-Term Spasticity Management in Post-Stroke Patients: Issues and Possible Actions—A Systematic Review with an Italian Expert Opinion

G Morone, A Baricich, S Paolucci, AR Bentivoglio… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Spasticity is a well-known motor dysfunction occurring after a stroke. A group of Italian
physicians' experts in treating post-stroke spasticity (PSS) reviewed the current scientific …

Eficácia e segurança da toxina botulínica no tratamento de indivíduos com paraparesia espástica tropical: um ensaio clínico randomizado duplo-cego e controle …

MS Santos - 2023 - repositorio.ufba.br
Introduction: Myelopathy associated to HTLV-1/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a
progressive and disabling disease. Spasticity is one of the main symptoms, in which …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the effectiveness of botulinum toxin and saline solution on ankle function in patients with short gastrocnemius muscles: a controlled clinical trial

CA Reynoso-Mendoza, D Muñoz-Leija… - Orthotips …, 2024 - medigraphic.com
Introduction: the short gastrocnemius muscles are responsible for plantar pain and are a
contributing factor in various pathologies, such as plantar fasciitis, hallux valgus, hallux …

Comparación de la efectividad de la toxina botulínica y solución salina en la función del tobillo en pacientes con gastrocnemios cortos: ensayo clínico controlado

CA Reynoso-Mendoza, D Muñoz-Leija… - Orthotips …, 2024 - medigraphic.com
Introducción: los gastrocnemios cortos son causantes de dolor plantar y es un factor
contribuyente en diversas patologías, como la fascitis plantar, el Hallux valgus, el Hallux …