Shrine Club Donation to BOTOX® Clinic
Wednesday, March 30 2016
10:30 am
Children’s Treatment
Centre
Since 2002, Health
Sciences North/Horizon Santé-Nord (HSN) has been offering a BOTOX® clinic for
pediatric patients with health issues such as cerebral palsy, acquired brain
injury and idiopathic toe walking.
The clinic is offered
through NEO Kids, HSN’s centre for pediatric outpatient care.
The Rameses Shriners
(Toronto) and Sudbury Shrine Club have been supporting the BOTOX® clinic since
2004. During that time, they have raised approximately $400,000 for the clinic.
The Boardwalk Gaming
Centre assists the Sudbury Shrine Club in raising money for the BOTOX® clinic
by hosting a special fundraising bingo.
Approximately 25 BOTOX ®
injection clinics are held each year at NEO Kids, serving 100 children.
The treatment team at the
BOTOX® clinics includes a pediatrician, physiotherapist, occupational
therapist, and registered nurse.
Cerebral palsy is a
disorder that affects the muscular, skeletal and motor development of a child.
The effects of cerebral palsy may include spasticity, general weakness, loss of
motor control, disruption of cognitive and communicative skills, bone
deformities, and muscular contraction.
Juvenile cerebral palsy
affects approximately two to three children out of every 1,000 over the age of
three.
BOTOX® therapy involves
the injection of therapeutic doses of purified botulinum toxin protein directly
into the affected muscles. Derived from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, BOTOX®
therapy inhibits the release of acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter) from nerve
cells, blocking the signals that promote involuntary muscle contractions.
Several therapeutic
benefits are associated with the BOTOX® clinic at NEO Kids. They include improved
overall motor function/gait patterning; improved upper limb function (the
ability to grasp and release objects with the hands); improved hand use for
play, communication
and self-help skills;
increased tolerance of bracing, and avoiding or delaying the need for
orthopaedic surgery to correct joint/muscle problems.
March 30, 2016
Sudbury Shrine Club Donates $16,000 to HSN Pediatric
BOTOX® Clinic SUDBURY, ON-
Shriners in Sudbury and
Toronto have presented a cheque for $16,000 to the Pediatric BOTOX® clinic at
NEO Kids, the children’s outpatient centre at Health Sciences North/Horizon
Santé-Nord (HSN).
Since 2004, the Sudbury
Shrine Club and Rameses Shriners Toronto have donated approximately $400,000 to
the clinic. The Boardwalk Gaming Centre assists the Sudbury Shrine Club in
raising money for the BOTOX® clinic by hosting a special fundraising bingo.
“The Sudbury Shrine Club
and Rameses Shriners are very proud of our long history and support of the
Botox Clinic at Health Sciences North.” says Saliem Khoury, President of the
Sudbury Shrine Club. “We are human by nature and Shriners by choice to help
support children in our community.”
Every year, approximately
25 injection clinics are held at HSN, serving about 100 children. Benefits of the BOTOX® injections include
overall improvement in motor function/gait patterning (walking), improved upper
limb function such as the ability to grasp and release objects with the hands,
and better communication
and self-help skills. In some cases, regular BOTOX® injections delay or prevent the need for
corrective surgery.
“As this is the only
pediatric clinic of its kind ¡n northeastern Ontario, it’s an integral part of
what we do at NEO Kids and it exemplifies the need for specialty clinics like
this in the North.” says Dr. Sean Murray, pediatrician and the Medical Director
of the Family and Child Program at HSN. “We are very fortunate to receive
continuous support from the Shriners in Sudbury and Toronto and it’s because of
their generosity that we are able to facilitate and expand our Botox Clinic.”
The NEO Kids Foundation
is dedicated to building awareness for children’s care needs and raising funds
for services, equipment and research to help our youngest and most vulnerable
patients. A healthy beginning builds a healthy life.