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Friday, September 17, 2010

About ITB Therapy for Spasticity


When you choose Medtronic ITB TherapySM (Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy), you are joining thousands of others who depend on this technology to loosen overly tight muscles, which may minimize spasticity-related pain. The key is a surgically placed pump that continuously delivers medication to your spinal cord fluid.

What Is It?


ITB Therapy (the baclofen pump) is a precise, targeted treatment proven to reduce severe spasticity.1-9

Our Baclofen Pump


The Medtronic SynchroMed® pump is a programmable, battery-powered medical device that stores and delivers a prescription medication called Lioresal®Intrathecal (baclofen injection). It is surgically placed in the abdomen. A thin, flexible silicone tube called a catheter is inserted near the spine and connected to the pump.

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Click the other tabs on their website for Getting or Living with the Therapy.


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1 comments:

CanPharm said...

The ITB therapy, I have about this first time. But after reading your blog I have got enough information about the ITB.