Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis

According to the latest data from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (2019) nearly one million people live in US with this disease annually. The disease process destroys the nerve fibers in the spinal cord and brain myelin substance resulting in motor and sensory problems. Injection of botulinum toxins into the stiff muscles of patients with multiple sclerosis reduces the muscle tone and improves muscle function. In patients with bladder dysfunction, injection of botulinum toxins into the wall of the bladder decreases abnormal urges to urinate and regulates bladder function. Involuntary and painful muscle spasms in MS patients, can be subdued by injection of botulinum toxin into the affected muscles.