[HTML][HTML] Adjuvant treatments associated with botulinum toxin injection for managing spasticity: An overview of the literature

A Picelli, A Santamato, E Chemello, N Cinone… - Annals of physical and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and objective A wide range of adjunct therapies after botulinum toxin
administration have been proposed. The aim of the present paper is to provide an overview …

Shock waves as a treatment modality for spasticity reduction and recovery improvement in post-stroke adults–current evidence and qualitative systematic review

R Dymarek, K Ptaszkowski, L Ptaszkowska… - … interventions in aging, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This systematic review examines intervention studies using extracorporeal shock
wave therapy (ESWT) application in post-stroke muscle spasticity with particular emphasis …

Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of lower limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy

FC Blumetti, JC Belloti, MJS Tamaoki… - Cochrane Database of …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of physical disabilities in
children in high‐income countries. Spasticity is the most common motor disturbance in CP …

[HTML][HTML] A practical guide to optimizing the benefits of post-stroke spasticity interventions with botulinum toxin A: An international group consensus

E Gerard, A Balbert, G Bavikatte… - Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This consensus paper is derived from a meeting of an international group of 19 neurological
rehabilitation specialists with a combined experience of more than 250 years (range 4–25 …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review on extracorporeal shock wave therapy and botulinum toxin for spasticity treatment: a comparison on efficacy

EE Mihai, MN Popescu, AN Iliescu… - European Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CONCLUSIONS A beneficial effect on spasticity was found for both treatments: evidence
showed that ESWT and BoNT-A can ameliorate spasticity considering parameters such as …

Intrathecal baclofen, selective dorsal rhizotomy, and extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of spasticity in cerebral palsy: a systematic review

A Kudva, ME Abraham, J Gold, NA Patel… - Neurosurgical …, 2021 - Springer
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a chronic congenital disorder as the result of abnormal brain
development. Children suffering from CP often battle debilitating chronic spasticity, which …

Does extracorporeal shock wave therapy decrease spasticity of ankle plantar flexor muscles in patients with stroke: A randomized controlled trial

Ş Yoldaş Aslan, S Kutlay… - Clinical …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy on
ankle flexor spasticity in stroke survivors and to reveal changes in the fibroelastic …

Management of muscle spasticity in children with cerebral palsy by means of extracorporeal shockwave therapy: a systematic review of the literature

B Corrado, C Di Luise… - Developmental …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the effectiveness of extracorporeal
shockwave therapy for the management of muscle spasticity in children with cerebral palsy …

Quantitative assessment of muscular stiffness in children with cerebral palsy using acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) ultrasound elastography

MC Bilgici, T Bekci, Y Ulus, H Ozyurek… - Journal of Medical …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the feasibility of quantitative analysis of muscle stiffness in the medial
gastrocnemius muscle (GCM) by acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) ultrasound …

Efficacy of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy compared with botulinum toxin type A injection in treatment of lower extremity spasticity in subjects with cerebral …

X Vidal, J Martí i Fàbregas, O Canet Vélez… - … Medicine, 2020, vol. 52 …, 2020 - dau.url.edu
Objectives: To investigate whether botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injection is more effective
than radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy in reducing plantar flexor muscle spasticity in …