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Neglecting Bone Health: A Critical Gap in Management of Muscle Spasticity with Botulinum Toxin in Spinal Cord Injury
Yannis Dionyssiotis1, Konstantinos Prokopidis2, Melina Longoni Di Giusto3, Andrea Olascoaga-Gómez De León4, Roberto Coronado-Zarco4, Nicola Manocchio5, Belgin Erhan6, Calogero Foti5
1.
2nd Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece
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Department of Musculoskeletal Ageing and Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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ReDeI Rehabilitation Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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National Institute of Rehabilitation “Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra”, Mexico
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Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome
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Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkiye
Abstract
Neuromuscular inhibitors have been quickly advanced from being used only for aesthetic purposes to being used as a treatment for musculoskeletal pain and muscle spasticity. This phenomenon stems from the diminished force exerted by muscles, which are essential for bone remodeling. In this context, it is hypothesized that botulinum toxin (BTX) might exert a direct influence on bone resorption. Although such treatments have the potential to provide patients with significant relief, bone loss occurring due to elective muscle paralysis has yet to be examined in clinical trials. The disuse model resulting from spinal cord injury, characterized by the absence of ground reaction and muscle forces, provides an ideal context for exploring the skeletal ramifications of intramuscular BTX injection. This approach enables an investigation into the intricate interplay between muscle and bone, encompassing the impact of spasticity on bone preservation, the potential positive and negative outcomes of BTX on bone metabolism, and the involvement of the autonomic nervous system in bone remodeling regulation. This paper presents a narrative review of research findings on the disturbance of the typical balance between muscles and bones caused by acute muscle paralysis from BTX, resulting in osteopenia and bone resorption.
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