But as patients such as Yvonne Rezendes can attest, it can do a lot more than smooth the marks of age. The toxin, which was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1989 for treating cross-eyed vision, is also used to treat pain, migraine headaches and profuse sweating. And a Halifax Health physician, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, is involved in a study of using it to improve the condition of patients with brain injuries.
Dr. Caroline Geis is taking part in a 12-center study directed by a doctor at the Albert Einstein Institute in Philadelphia. As Botox undergoes the process for being FDA-approved for brain-injury treatment, the study will examine its effectiveness in easing the effects of muscles that become rigid or clenched because of a brain injury or other conditions such as cerebral palsy or spinal cord injury.
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