Health
Managing Back Pain
Back pain is one of the most widespread medical conditions in the world. Pain physicians have been finding that botox injections, used for the treatment of chronic myofascial pain disorders, can also be used for myofascial low back pain.
While botox, or botulinum toxin (the bacterial toxin that causes botulism), can be deadly, in controlled doses it can be highly beneficial. Already widely used to help mask facial lines and furrows, injections of botox into muscles is a simple and quick remedy for back pain, says Dr. Donald Jones of Britain's Scarborough General Hospital.
Dr. Jones has been using botox to treat patients with back problems and neck and facial pain. Dr. Jones, a consultant anesthetist, says that botox "is for people who have not responded to treatment such as acupuncture or joint injections of local anesthetics over a long period of time."
Botox works by weakening the muscles and restricting their contractions. The treatment needs to be repeated every six to nine months to keep back pain at bay.
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While botox, or botulinum toxin (the bacterial toxin that causes botulism), can be deadly, in controlled doses it can be highly beneficial. Already widely used to help mask facial lines and furrows, injections of botox into muscles is a simple and quick remedy for back pain, says Dr. Donald Jones of Britain's Scarborough General Hospital.
Dr. Jones has been using botox to treat patients with back problems and neck and facial pain. Dr. Jones, a consultant anesthetist, says that botox "is for people who have not responded to treatment such as acupuncture or joint injections of local anesthetics over a long period of time."
Botox works by weakening the muscles and restricting their contractions. The treatment needs to be repeated every six to nine months to keep back pain at bay.
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Learn about the healing power of walking at Time Out With Chad.
