Treatment of scapula dyskinesia with botulin toxin: two case reports.
We report two cases of scapula-thoracic dyskinesia with different etiologies where both patients complained of functional limitation and pain in the shoulder. The first case was caused by a road accident, the second by sequelae of surgery to remove aggressive scapula-axillary fibromatosis. In both patients, therapy with botulin toxin type A (Botox) was performed, which determined a reduction in pain. In the first case, there was also an improvement in function. There were no side effects in the two patients after the injections.
Fusaro
Isabella
I
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Unit, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy. ifusaro@ior.it
Orsini
Stefania
S
Bellenghi
Chiara
C
Smeraldi
Silvia
S
Rotini
Roberto
R
Sinapi
Fabrizio
F
D000328:Adult; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009465:Neuromuscular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012540:Scapula
D009465:Neuromuscular Agents; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A
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