Botox Injections Allow 3-Year-Old Boy with Cerebral Palsy to Walk for First Time

Aiden Farrell, a 3-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, was able to start walking for the first time in his life thanks to Botox injections in his legs.

Botox is normally used to treat wrinkles, but because it unblocks Aiden's nerve impulses that restrict his movement, it is also able to help him walk.

He was born with the disease but it became worse over time, leading him unable to straighten his legs without excruciating pain.

Sara and Gevun Farrell, Aiden's parents, were fed up with seeing their toddler in pain and so took to the Internet to find treatments.

"Seeing Aiden take his first steps is something I never dreamed would be possible," Sara, 31, said. "I noticed as soon as we got home after having the treatment the difference was amazing."

Though he wasn't walking right away, she noticed he was sitting differently, with his legs stretched out instead of bent up.

"It may sound unusual but if it helps my little boy walk I do not care," she said.

By training his muscles to walk, they are building up strength and allowing him to move more easily.

"It is about trying to build up strength in his length and walk more. He is using muscles he has never used before. The difference in mobility is unbelievable," she said."

For Aiden, it is the first relief of his life after he suffered from health problems from the day he was born.

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Botox Injections Allow 3-Year-Old Boy with Cerebral Palsy to Walk for First Time