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Botox cures paralysed man

An Australian man is walking again after being injected with Botox. Russell McPhee was told he’d never walk again when he suffered a stroke 23 years ago.

However, after just a month of botulinum toxin injections, he found he could stand up and even walk short distances, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Following his accident, Russell said: “I felt my life had ended. I lost my job, my wife left me, I ended up with nothing. I thought I would die in my wheelchair.”

But after the course of treatment he declared that “My life has started all over again.”

Botox is often used for post-stroke paralysis, and was a common treatment for muscle spasm.

Despite this, it is usually only effective if administered shortly after a stroke. However, while recoveries as dramatic as Russell’s are almost unheard of, his doctor, Nathan Johns, said his patient’s strength of will had made the difference.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .