New Indications for Botox Cleared by FDA
FDA clearance expanded again once in March 2010. Indications for Botox now include spasticity in muscles of the elbow, wrist and fingers, conditions that can occur after one suffers a stroke, injury or debilitating disease.
The Food and Drug Administration specified that Botox treatment is not intended to be a substitute for physical therapy or the “usual standard of care rehabilitation regimens.”
Treatment applications for Botox seem to be expanding all the time. While it is best known for its cosmetic purposes — typically the treatment of forehead wrinkles or “frown lines” –there are several therapeutic treatments now being offered by doctors today. Hyperhidrosis, cervical dystonia and muscle spasm are just a few of those alternative treatments.
