Table I.

Survey questionnaire

Item	Question	Answer
Experience
1	Do you currently use BoNT-A in your clinical practice?	Yes / No
2	Is there a specific service for treating patients with BoNT-A in your unit?	Yes / No
3	How long is your clinical experience with BoNT-A?	<2 years / 2–5 years / 5–10 years />10 years
4	What clinical conditions do you treat with BoNT-A?	spasticity / dystonia / cerebral palsy / other
5	How many patients/year do you treat with BoNT-A?	patients/year for each of the above-mentioned conditions
6	Do you use BoNT-A to treat muscle overactivity associated with painful conditions?	Yes / No
Clinical practice
1	How do you evaluate patients in order to plan a treatment strategy based on the injection of BoNT-A?	clinical evaluation / validated scales / instrumental evaluation
2	How do you evaluate patients after BoNT-A injection?	clinical evaluation / validated scales / instrumental evaluation
3	How frequently do you re-inject patients with BoNT-A?	injections / year
4	Do you inject BoNT-A according to the recommended dilutions?	Yes / No
5	Do you consider the recommended BoNT-A doses adequate?	Yes / No
6	Do you initiate BoNT-A therapy at low doses, titrating them upwards as effects become evident?	Yes / No
7	Do you alter BoNT-A dosages during the course of BoNT-A treatments?	Yes / No
8	Which technique do you use for injecting BoNT-A in the above-mentioned clinical conditions?	palpation / electrical stimulation / electromyography / ultrasonography
9	Do you prescribe (when appropriate) rehabilitation procedures after BoNT-A injection?	Yes / No
10	Have you ever reported at least one adverse reaction to BoNT-A in your clinical practice? If so, why did it occur?	Yes / No
Education
1	How many courses on the use of BoNT-A have you attended in the past year?	number
2	How many courses on the use of BoNT-A have you attended in the past five years?	number
3	What kind of courses on BoNT-A would you like to attend in the future?	description

BoNT-A=botulinum toxin type A