Botulinum toxin injection to facilitate rehabilitation of muscle imbalance syndromes in sports medicine

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 1832-1839

  Cullen, D M ^a   Boyle, J J W ^b,d   Silbert, P L ^c,d   Singer, B J ^d   Singer, K P ^d  

^a Excel Sports Group   (Australia)

^b Rehabilitation Unit   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Muscle imbalance; Rehabilitation; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BOTULINUM TOXIN B; CORTISONE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHOTREXATE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE;

ATHLETIC REHABILITATION; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSPHAGIA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE IMBALANCE SYNDROME; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE TRAINING; MYALGIA; MYOSITIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; XEROSTOMIA;

BACK; BIOMECHANICS; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SPORTS;

EID: 36549039141     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701568627     Document Type: Review

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