Phenol Block in the Treatment of Spasticity
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Gerontology
- Vol. 33 (5) , 327-330
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000212897
Abstract
Injection of dilute phenol to peripheral nerves or motor block areas when there is spasticity, can, by damage to the nerves or motor areas, relieve the spastic condition, allow better nursing care, free the patient from the embarrassment of a contorted limb and may allow voluntary movement to take place.Keywords
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