Publications by authors named "Steven V Escaldi"
Article Synopsis
- Botulinum toxin injections are widely used for managing muscle spasticity, but complications like toxin spread can cause unwanted muscle weakness.
- This study aimed to analyze cases of toxin leakage during ultrasound-guided injections and associate them with clinical factors like muscle size and prior injection history.
- Out of 54 patients studied, 18.5% had observable injectate leaks, with a significant correlation found between leakage and factors such as muscle diameter and fibrosis.
This project endeavored to create an educational module including methodology to instruct physical medicine and rehabilitation residents in the evaluation and appropriate treatment of patients with spasticity and other sequelae of the upper motor neuron syndrome. It further sought to verify acquired competencies in spasticity management through objective evaluation methodology. A physical medicine and rehabilitation board-certified physician with 10 yrs clinical experience in spasticity management trained 16 residents using a standardized competency-based module.
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