Botox and Pain Management
Botox is an old medicine which has made a splash over the last several years for its rejuvenating powers. Botox works beautifully to reduce facial lines and wrinkles, but many patients, and some doctors, do not realize the drug’s use in treatments to reduce or eliminate pain. Botox and a competitor to Botox, Xeomin, can be used to treat certain pain syndromes: chronic migraines, Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), severe neck spasm, Blepharospasm (twitching of the eyelids), and herepetic neuralgia (shingles).
