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Botox Therapy has gained popularity recently for its wrinkle-smoothing benefits. But the drug has been used for more serious medical conditions for decades. One Eastern Iowa woman can hold her head up straight thanks for Botox Therapy.

When Doreen Goslyn relaxes, her head tilts and turns at an abnormal angle. She can't help it. She has Cervical Dystonia. Goslyn says her neck pulls to one side and spasms all the time. She says it's very painful. Goslyn suffered for nine months before she was finally diagnosed with the movement disorder and began her Botox treatments.

Cervical Dystonia is caused by a genetic abnormality. It's best treated by Botox injections in the affected muscles. Botcholium Toxin Therapy or Botox is the gold standard in treatment for Dystonia. Doctor Michael Rosenfeld says it is 80 to 90-percent effective. The toxin weakens or lessens the pulling of the overactive muscles. Before each injection, Doctor Rosenfeld uses this computer to find the overactive muscles.

Goslyn receives about seven injections every three months and each dose is limited to a safe amount. Doctor Rosenfeld says, "Nobody likes getting an injection. I hate injections. But they come back because this provides such an improvement in their quality of life." Doreen Goslyn says, "It was amazing how quickly it worked. And it just made a huge difference in my life."

After three years of regular treatments, Goslyn considers Botox her key to a normal life.

More than 300,000 people in North America have Dystonia. The genetic movement disorder can affect muscles in any part of the body. Dystonia usually strikes men or women between the ages of 30 and 50.