Botox treatment, administered through injections by qualified professionals, is approved for disorders such as cervical dystonia, blepharospasm, strabismus, and hyperhidrosis. The active ingredient in Botox is botulinum toxin type A, a neurotoxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. The neurotoxin acts by blocking the signals that cause muscle spasms directly in the affected muscles. The resulting relaxation of the muscles provide relief.

The symptoms of cervical dystonia, also known as spasmodic torticollis, are pain at the neck and shoulders, problems in swallowing, muscles tightness, tremors, and uncontrollable spasms of the muscles of the neck which force the neck and head into uncomfortable and often painful positions and movements. Botox treatment can help diminish the occurrence of these symptoms by relaxing the affected muscles.

During a stroke part of your brain is starved of blood in much the same way as during a heart attack. So that is why strokes are also called brain attacks or the older name cerebrovascular accident (CVA).

The flow of blood to your brain has to be restored fairly quickly or the result will be permanent damage, as your brain needs blood constantly.

Like the heart your brain cannot repair dead areas so the immediate aim of stroke treatment is to reduce the damage. After a stroke your brain needs to make new pathways round the dead area and stroke rehabilitation is the best method.