Dr. Vigna concludes,“Botox will remain the standard of care for treatment of spasticity, equinus deformity of the foot that causes plantar flexion of the foot, and is useful for both hip ...

The most commonly reported use of botulinum toxin among these cases was treatment of limb muscle spasticity associated with cerebral palsy. For Botox, doses ranged from 6.25 to 32 Units/kilogram ...

Allergan’s Botox has another clinical use after the FDA granted approval for children with upper limb spasticity. The drug was first approved clinically for upper limb spasticity in adults in ...

The FDA has approved Allergan’s Botox to treat lower-limb spasticity in children, further extending the use of the drug – widely used as a wrinkle treatment – in therapeutic indications.