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Navigating Spasticity Treatment with Dr. Milton
The topic of today's discussion is spasticity treatment after stroke, a condition affecting up to 40% of first-time stroke patients. Our guest, Dr. Samuel Milton, specializes in this treatment and offers invaluable tips to patients and therapists. According to him, spasticity treatment after stroke requires clear objectives, cautious consideration of treatment options, and proper aftercare techniques to achieve the best possible outcomes.
“What’s really important when you are looking at a treatment plan is that you want to have a goal in mind. What are you, the therapist, the patient, and caregiver, what are you trying to accomplish?”
While some patients may be eager to rush into Botox treatment, Dr. Milton advises caution and consideration of visual markers to assess the rate of return before and after the treatment.
“In this business many times you find that when patients or loved ones go through a scenario like this, they want the opposite. So if their hand is starting to close all of a sudden they say well I need Botox. But at the same time their hand is just starting to close so I may not want to jump in there and necessarily do Botox especially if their range of motion is full. Now they are starting to get some rate of return. Let’s see where that return takes us. If there is a problem, we’ll address it. I generally don’t jump on that right away.”
After a treatment is done, proper aftercare is essential to ensure the highest rate of success. Dr. Milton stresses that the type of treatment is just as important as the technique used to apply it.
“My injection technique usually after I inject, I will pretty aggressively stretch the muscle because Botox diffuses pretty readily in the muscle and I do that to help with the spread of the muscle. Really spread the muscle out as much as I can after I do an injection.”
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Dr. Samuel Milton is a highly experienced physiatrist with over 30 years of medical practice. He received his medical degree from Harvard University College of Medicine and has been working at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, GA for over 20 years. During his career, he has been involved in teaching academic practice with inpatient and outpatient settings, but mostly running stroke rehab units. Currently, Dr. Milton manages the inpatient stroke unit at Emory and has an outpatient practice for patients with chronic stroke deficits.
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The topic of today's discussion is spasticity treatment after stroke, a condition affecting up to 40% of first-time stroke patients. Our guest, Dr. Samuel Milton, specializes in this treatment and offers invaluable tips to patients and therapists. According to him, spasticity treatment after stroke requires clear objectives, cautious consideration of treatment options, and proper aftercare techniques to achieve the best possible outcomes.
“What’s really important when you are looking at a treatment plan is that you want to have a goal in mind. What are you, the therapist, the patient, and caregiver, what are you trying to accomplish?”
While some patients may be eager to rush into Botox treatment, Dr. Milton advises caution and consideration of visual markers to assess the rate of return before and after the treatment.
“In this business many times you find that when patients or loved ones go through a scenario like this, they want the opposite. So if their hand is starting to close all of a sudden they say well I need Botox. But at the same time their hand is just starting to close so I may not want to jump in there and necessarily do Botox especially if their range of motion is full. Now they are starting to get some rate of return. Let’s see where that return takes us. If there is a problem, we’ll address it. I generally don’t jump on that right away.”
After a treatment is done, proper aftercare is essential to ensure the highest rate of success. Dr. Milton stresses that the type of treatment is just as important as the technique used to apply it.
“My injection technique usually after I inject, I will pretty aggressively stretch the muscle because Botox diffuses pretty readily in the muscle and I do that to help with the spread of the muscle. Really spread the muscle out as much as I can after I do an injection.”
In This Episode
Our Guest
Dr. Samuel Milton is a highly experienced physiatrist with over 30 years of medical practice. He received his medical degree from Harvard University College of Medicine and has been working at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, GA for over 20 years. During his career, he has been involved in teaching academic practice with inpatient and outpatient settings, but mostly running stroke rehab units. Currently, Dr. Milton manages the inpatient stroke unit at Emory and has an outpatient practice for patients with chronic stroke deficits.
Resources & Links
- Henry Hoffman on LinkedIn