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All botox treatment at the Royal Preston Hospital will now be ultrasound-guided for improved patient comfort.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity has spent more than £14,000 on two portable butterfly ultrasound machines and a hand-held ultrasound scanner for the hospital’s Neurology Department.
Set to benefit more than 3,000 patients annually, the injections used often manage stiff muscles and muscle spasms linked to brain and spinal cord damage caused either by injury or disease.
Advanced specialist practitioner in spasticity Louise Brown, who applied to LTHC for the funds for the butterfly ultrasound machines, explained the process.
She said: “Botox is injected directly into the affected muscles or glands to reduce patients’ symptoms pain, involuntary movement, abnormal positions, soft tissue changes, excess saliva and respiratory problems with minimal side effects.
“As a medication, Botox can improve function, independence and quality of life.
“The key to effective Botox treatment is to ensure it is injected into the correct place for optimal therapeutic benefit and to reduce the risk of unintended harm.
“This is best achieved by using equipment to guide injections, and the most effective guidance method is ultrasound.”
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