Perspective of an International Online Patient and Caregiver Community on the Burden of Spasticity and Impact of Botulinum Neurotoxin Therapy: Survey Study.
Atul T PatelTheodore H WeinLaxman B BahrooOphélie WilczynskiCarl D RiosManuel Murie-FernándezPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2020)
Spasticity has a negative impact on both patients' and caregivers' lives. All respondents reported that BoNT A treatment improved their lives, despite the associated challenges. Patients believed that reducing the frequency of BoNT-A injections could alleviate practical issues associated with treatment, implying that a longer-acting BoNT-A injection would be well received.