Neurology Medicine

Mexico-is estimated that more than 12 million people worldwide suffer from spasticity, an abnormal increase in muscle tone, caused mainly by damage to the central nervous system. According to data from the Ministry of Health, among the leading causes of spasticity in adults include:

· Brain trauma or injury (as happened in motor vehicle accidents)
· Spinal cord
· Cerebrovascular diseases (strokes, ruptured aneurysms, ischemia, etc.)
· Multiple Sclerosis
· Brain operations involving the motor cortex
· Sequelae of treatments (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, etc.)

COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT SPASTICITY

Dr. Tobias Valdez Smith, a specialist in Rehabilitation Medicine Northwest Medical Center in Tijuana, Baja California, said some of the symptoms the patient with spasticity can occur: lack of coordination, loss of basic functions, pain, permanent shortening of muscles and contractures, among others.

The most recent lines of research indicate that the best treatment for patients with spasticity is that which consists of:

· Neurological Assessment: It will allow the doctor to keep track of the damage caused spasticity.
· Psychological assessment: It will help the patient and their families to strengthen support networks needed to stay mentally healthy
· Assessment in physical medicine: This last part of treatment consists of physical building and is based on having an exercise program, supervised by a rehabilitation physician.

“Having these three areas helps the patient maintain a lifestyle much more attached to what we had before the accident or illness, or even to maintain an active life economically,” he added.

While in the area of physical assessment, one of the most valuable tools for the rehabilitation physician, has been the incorporation of BOTOX ® (botulinum toxin type A) to traditional treatment, not only in private schemes, if not also in public.

It is therefore that “the introduction of BOTOX ® to the current physical rehabilitation schemes has enabled us to ensure more rapid evolution of the patient. When infiltrated directly into the affected area, this medication relaxes muscles and allows working with stimulation exercises that generate greater than under normal conditions and the patient could not do, “points out Dr. Valdez Silva.

Importantly, the outcomes of patients after a comprehensive therapy with BOTOX ® include:

§ Improvement in walking
§ Ease of sanitation
§ Control irregular movements and posture
§ Increased comfort for the adaptation of braces

BOTOX  can be obtained with regular social security schemes such as IMSS, ISSSTE and even in some schools of DIF, as well as in the private scheme, even through the major medical expense insurance of all insurers operating in Mexico.

Importantly, BOTOX  is a biopharmaceutical and as such has a safety profile and proven through scientific studies and for this reason, there are currently no product that has the necessary bioequivalence to be replaced by alternate or BOTOX ®during treatment.

BOTOX (botulinum toxin type A) was approved by the Ministry of Health for the treatment of blepharospasm, strabismus, hemifacial dystonia, focal dystonia, cerebral paralysis, dystonia, migraine, hyperhidrosis, hyperkinetic facial lines, spasticity, pain in back, neck and spine contractures associated with pathological termporomaxilar bruxism, anal fissure, tremor and myoclonus.

To ensure that BOTOX (botulinum toxin type A) is indicated and applied correctly and in accordance with the needs of patients, Allergan promotes the intensive training programs and update for clinicians.