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Paralyzed Stroke Victim Walks After Botox Treatment
Russell McPhee, 49, was confined to a wheelchair after suffering a severe stroke 23 years ago that left him so disabled that doctors initially told him he would never leave hospital.
But after being injected with botox, the anti-aging treatment popular among Hollywood celebrities, McPhee can walk around his home unaided and travel up to 100 metres (330 feet) using a walking stick.
"I thought I was going to die in a wheelchair," McPhee told AFP.
The former meatworker admitted he and girlfriend Kerry Crossley were initially skeptical when told about the treatment.
"(Kerry) chipped in and said 'what, don't you think he's pretty enough?'" McPhee said.
Botox, or botulinum toxin, blocks the nerve signals which tell muscles to contract, flattening wrinkles when used on the face. But it can also help patients left immobile by brain injuries, multiple sclerosis, spinal problems or strokes.
Valentina Maric, physiotherapist at the St. John of God Hospital in Victoria state, explained that McPhee was unable to walk because the stroke had left his muscles in permanent spasm.
"The muscles were turned on all the time because of the messages coming from his brain," she said.
The botox stopped the spasms, Maric said, allowing the McPhee to stretch out the affected leg muscles for the first time in decades and strengthen other muscles needed for walking.
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suchi.in(Guest)
06/20/2009
congrats mcphee...all the best for ur life further onwards...god bles u...and also thanks to ur doctor n ofcourse botox...alll the best...m very happy to find u walk again...takecare
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