Botox (clostridium botulinum toxin): By affecting the place where the nerve connects to the muscle (synapse) and preventing the passage of the nerve message to the muscle, Botox causes a part of the treated muscle to become disabled. This feature has led to the wide use of this drug in various fields. Including in the treatment of wrinkles and wrinkles on the face and beauty application by disabling the muscles that cause wrinkles and wrinkles.
But what is done in this center is the use of this medicine in the treatment of various diseases, including:
- Migraine headaches : Most of the pain caused by migraine occurs due to the spasm of various muscles around the skull, which can be controlled by injecting Botox in the muscles responsible for these severe spasms and treating the headache. From three to six months, we need to repeat the injection.
-Spasticity caused by stroke (CVA) or traumatic brain injury (TBI): The treatment of continuous muscle contraction (spasticity) in the organs due to the aforementioned diseases, which causes abnormal conditions in their appearance and function.
- Cerebral palsy: Following a brain injury (with different severity and weakness) during the embryonic period or at birth, we may witness spasticity in different parts of the body in the later stages of life (depending on the damaged area and its extent in the brain), which we can use Botox to treat. to control
- Cervical dystonia:Abnormal neck conditions that occur due to the occurrence of spasticity in various neck muscles. The cause of this phenomenon is still unknown.
By using Botox injection in the responsible muscles, we can help treat this disease.