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On March 23rd 2010 Allergan announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  has approved BOTOX Therapy for the treatment of upper limb spasticity.  This treatment will decrease the severity of increased muscles tone in multiple areas of the body.  While this treatment is not meant to replace the usual standard care of rehabilitation regimens, Click to Read More…

Diffusion Tensor imaging (DTI) is an emerging tool for detecting Mild traumatic brain injury.  A new study published Feb 10, 2010 in Neurology, shows that patients with minimal impairments on standard neuropsychological tests, damage is detectable by this technique.  The results confirm that signs of injury may persist months after clinical recovery, suggesting DTI may Click to Read More…

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation has been used for over 40 years to treat a variety of conditions including low back pain.  A recent meta-analysis of evidence based studies in painful neurologic disorders published in Neurology on Jan 12, 2010  (pages 173-176) shows that TENS is ineffective for low back pain (level A evidence).  Probable efficacy was Click to Read More…

Multiple studies have shown that cervical dystonia can produce recurrent headaches that seem to get better when the patient is treated with Botulinum toxin.  In a study published in Headache on  Aug 16, 2005, A pilot study of Botulinum toxin A for headache in Cervical Dystonia, the author came to the conclusion in 44 patients Click to Read More…