that may be a good way to go.
--- Mag Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> annthony, may i suggest a less extreme thing than
> botox, and have the woman try feldenkrais to 1.
> increase her awareness of her lips, and 2, gain more
> control of them as well as her other muscles in her
> face.
> www.feldenkrais.org
>
> Mag Raine is an author, artist, and serves on
> Oakland's disability commission.
>
> --- "Elizabeth H. Thiers" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> I've never heard of Botox being used to release lips
> musculature for that
> reason. Usually, from my end, it is used to release
> a muscle group, then
> the therapist will often utilize progressive
> splinting to increase how far a
> joint will move along with strengthening the
> apposing (sp?) muscle group.
> For example, if someone had a contracture or
> decreased use of the elbow,
> botox would be used in the biceps (arm bending)and
> the triceps (arm
> straightening) would be strengthened.
> Which muscles are affected on your friend would
> depend on treatment.
>
> Beth t the OT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Anthony Arnold
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 4:20 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject:
>
>
> Friends,
>
> I recently met a woman, who I feel could use some
> Botox injections to
> relax her, and I feel it would benefit her greatly.
> I do have a
> question before I accidentally promise her something
> we can't do. She
> is able to suck through a straw if somebody holds
> her lips together,
> which I'm sure is embarrassing for her but it's
> needed. I know medicine
> sometimes acts in different ways for different
> people and there's no
> similar results, which is understandable. However,
> could Botox help her
> drink through a straw more independently?
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
>
> Visit me at http://www.anthonyarnold.net/
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