Epicondylitis lateralis humeri, commonly known as tennis elbow, is a very common condition. It is a typically overload injury – it is caused by overloading the extensor muscles of the wrist and fingers. The pain is located on the outside of the elbow joint, where the tendons of the forearm muscles attach to the bony […]
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In the symptomatic treatment of many neuromuscular diseases (such as in the case of excessive, abnormal muscle tone, spasticity, torticollis, clubfoot, cerebral palsy or multiple sclerosis) injection of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is used. BoNT lowers muscle tension. In order to achieve sustained improvement, in many cases repeated injections and high doses of BoNT must be […]
After Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in elderly. The main symptoms relate to various aspects of the movement, such as slowing it down or inhibiting it’s initiation. There is also stiffness (abnormal muscle tone and limited mobility), tremors and postural instability. With several years of dopaminergic treatment, the […]