Gone are the days when chronic back and neck pain used to be something that patients had to live with for the rest of their lives. With Botox pain management, you can effectively alleviate symptoms of chronic neck and back pain and that too instantly. Though there are numerous natural remedies and allopathic treatment options available to treat chronic pain, their effects are usually not long lasting. You have to take pain medications twice or thrice daily to alleviate the symptoms. But why to opt for these relatively less effective natural remedies and topical and oral medications when you can alleviate pain for several months and that too with a single Botox shot.
What is Botox?
Botox is a naturally occurring toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium Botulinum. This injectable drug is primarily used for cosmetic purposes, but it was most recently found that these injections can also help alleviate chronic pains, especially backache and neck spasms.
How does Botox Treatment for Migraine work?
During the procedure your clinician will administer Botox directly into the skin at the known trigger points in your neck and back. Unlike various other conditions, in which the toxin works by relaxing overactive muscles and glands, in case of chronic pains Botox inhibits the discharge of peripheral nociceptive neurotransmitters, which subsequently affects the central pain processing systems related to generating neck and back pain.
How effective is Botox in treating Migraines?
There are some differences in the studies that evaluate the effectiveness of Botox in reducing chronic pains. Nevertheless, it is unquestionably true that for a large number of patients the results of Botox treatment are beneficial. In most of the cases neck spasms have reduced by as much as 50 percent, which is definitely significant. Some patients also do not respond to the treatment, but this is very rare – hardly 1 to 2 percent.
Is Botox treatment for neck and back pain long lasting?
Effects of Botox treatment can be experienced immediately after the procedure. The only downside of this treatment is that its results are not permanent. The effects last for 4 to 6 months, and after that you will need a reinjection to maintain the effects.
What are the risks associated with Botox treatment?
Botox has got the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval for treating chronic pains, and this is enough evidence to judge the drug’s safety. However, like any other procedure, Botox treatment also involves some minor complications. The most common side effects reported by the patients are pain and bruising at the injection site. Allergy like symptoms including itching, rash, wheezing, red welts, asthma like symptoms, dry mouth or eyes are also some not so serious side effects of the procedure. About 10 percent of the new patients also suffer from headache or neck pain lasting 24 hours.
However, remember that Botox is a safe drug only when administered by an experienced practitioner. If administered by an inexperienced practitioner, the injection can cause some serious life threatening side effects including difficulty in breathing, swallowing and in worst case scenario the patient can also experience botulism like symptoms.
Having that said, these side effects can be avoided by carefully selecting the doctor. Make sure the doctor you are selecting has at least five years’ experience of injecting the toxin. If you are planning to get Botox shots for neck and back pain somewhere in Dubai, come to Dubai Cosmetic Surgery and you would not be disappointed. We also offer free online consultations for botox dubai to our clients.
