Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy Might Not Actually Benefit from Botox Injections Prior to Physiotherapy

Doctors often prescribe botulinum toxin A (botox) injections to patients with cerebral palsy who are ambulatory (able to walk), in order to reduce spasticity. Generally, botox injections are given as part of a combined treatment plan also involving other interventions. However, studies on whether botox injections improve outcomes for children undergoing comprehensive rehabilitation programs have shown mixed results. Children with spastic cerebral palsy who were given botox combined with non-pharmacological interventions have shown improvement; however, some studies have failed to use adequate controls. For example, to look at the impacts of botox – or indeed, of any drug – it is essential to ensure that the experimental and control groups have similar rehabilitation regimes. New study on effectiveness of botox injections for children with spastic CP Fabienne Schasfoort and colleagues from the Netherlands recently published a study comparing the effectiveness of…

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