Botulinum Toxin Injection for Upper Limb Spasticity
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Upper limb spasticity management for patients who have received Botulinum Toxin A injection: Australian therapy practice.
BACKGROUND/AIM To describe Australian physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice for patients who receive upper-limb Botulinum Toxin-A (BoNT-A). METHOD Anonymous online survey asking about practice experience. Convenience sample of 128 BoNT-A experienced occupational therapists and physiotherapists. RESULTS The primary work setting was multidisciplinary inpatient or outpatient rehabili...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1881-3526,1881-8560
DOI: 10.2490/jjrmc.55.479