Team up with ABC2 to blow the whistle and tune in to Whistle Blowers with Scott Broom and Jesse Jones. The muscles in Tanya Sapre's hands are affected by a painful neurological disorder called Dystonia. She experiences non-stop spasms and disfigurement in her neck, back and chest. Nobody knows what causes Dystonia, but it affects 300,000 Americans.
Women are more affected than men.
For years, doctors thought it was more of a pyschological problem. To deal with the pain and spasms, Tanya receives injections of Botox every three months. In tiny amounts, the deadly toxin can erase wrinkles, stop sweaty palms and calm migranes. Botox was originally developed to treat Dystonia. Botox is nothing more than a protein that acts on the junction of the nerve and the muscle making the muscle less active.