Botox Injections for Pain Management
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a common cause of dysfunction, often due to arthritis, back pain and/or local muscle and bone conditions like tendinitis, bursitis, sprains, and less often from injuries. Pain and dysfunction are common complaints in sports medicine and can inhibit rehabilitation and recovery from injuries.
Botox for pain management
Botox has become a popular treatment for chronic pain. Botox is made of the Botulinum neurotoxin that blocks nerve signals from reaching the muscles where it is injected. This can reduce muscle spasms, stiffness, and pain in the area where it is injected. It is used for various conditions that fail to respond to multiple treatment interventions.
Botox injection is a minimally invasive treatment option to relieve pain from tight muscles, and muscle spasms, and trigger points. It can be injected into painful muscles to relax them and treat uncontrollable muscle activity. In some cases, it can be used to treat pain in order to help the patient participate in physical therapy.
Conditions that may be helped with Botox
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common causes of muscle and joint pain and can result in chronic disability. Intra articular injections of steroids, hyaluronic acid and platelet rich plasma are options. Botox is the #1 FDA approved treatment for chronic headaches and migraines.
Other Botox applications:
- Piriformis syndrome: Botox can relieve muscle tension and allow greater comfort and motility
- Low back pain: Botox can help to relax painful muscles in the low back and provide relief form aches and pains.
- Neck pain: Botox injections around the neck nerve roots can reduce muscle spasms and provide relief from chronic neck pain.
- Chronic headaches: Headaches that are not well managed with medications.
- Migraines: Botox reduces muscle contractions in the head, neck and shoulders.
- Myofascial pain syndrome: Botox can relax muscles and relieve pain.
- Joint pain: Botox injections are used to reduce pain around the joint.
This is just a partial list of the medical benefits of Botox use in orthopedics. By utilizing Botox injections as a form of pain management, many individuals have experienced increased comfort and mobility due to decreased inflammation and reduced muscle tension.
Botox is a safe and effective way to reduce pain and inflammation associated with many musculoskeletal conditions. It is also often used to treat sports-related injuries such as ankle sprains.
When you or a loved one suffers with a musculoskeletal condition that causes pain and dysfunction, contact Ortho Illinois. Our board – certified orthopedic surgeons specializes in finding solutions for our patients with chronic pain, to improve their quality of life and function. Ortho Illinois is the leading bone and joint provider in Northern Illinois. We have offices in five convenient clinic locations. Call us to find a location near you and begin your journey to top quality, one-stop, multi-specialty orthopedic care.