There has been many new uses for botulinum toxin injections in recent years in the cosmetic medicine industry. Not only do clinics offer patients options to enhance their appearance using botox, there are other disorders that are treatable this way as well, including muscle spasticity. Migraines are one of the newer conditions that botox has been used to treat.
Here, we will be discussing how botox injections can now be utilized for this purpose.
The origins of using this treatment for migraines
The results of botox injections into muscle tissue is that nerve signals are paralyzed, which blocks signals to muscles so they stay relaxed. Clostridium botulinum is a bacterium contained in these injections, and that is the cause of the effect. Its primary use is to relax the muscles around the eyes and other parts of the body, helping restore muscle tone and improving overall function.
Botox in migraine
The release of serotonin which is a neuro-chemical, is how migraines are mediated. This is not affected by botox, however, patients notice a decrease in pain from migraines after having the treatments.
While this is exciting news, it is still under investigation and there does not appear to be a clear reason as to how it can help reduce migraine headaches. Botox has been suggested to be injected at 31 to 39 different points in the scalp. The most common theories that have been put forth:
Number one would be that pain signals in nerves are blocked by these injections.
Next, that it relaxes the scalp muscles and may help reduce blood pressure within the brain
The research is still preliminary, but at this point, it seems that patients are finding that their headaches are less painful and frequent, and they are happier in general.
Botox injections are recommended for chronic migraine sufferers who have had headaches for more than 15 days in a month and in those who have not responded to different drug treatments. A condition called 'analgesic overuse headache', which is headache due to overuse of painkillers, also needs to be ruled out.
If they treatments make it so that less than 15 days a month are headache free, or if they have at least 2 cycles of botox without seeing any relief, then this may not be the right treatment for that particular patient.
What risks are there?
It's possible to have an allergic reaction or some neck pain from botox treatment, but that only happens to a tiny percentage of patients.
Synopsis
Migraines are now being treated by injections of botox, but it's still a new application for this condition. Research is still being conducted and the results so far have been promising, making it a treatment that is currently approved in managing chronic migraine.
Here, we will be discussing how botox injections can now be utilized for this purpose.
The origins of using this treatment for migraines
The results of botox injections into muscle tissue is that nerve signals are paralyzed, which blocks signals to muscles so they stay relaxed. Clostridium botulinum is a bacterium contained in these injections, and that is the cause of the effect. Its primary use is to relax the muscles around the eyes and other parts of the body, helping restore muscle tone and improving overall function.
Botox in migraine
The release of serotonin which is a neuro-chemical, is how migraines are mediated. This is not affected by botox, however, patients notice a decrease in pain from migraines after having the treatments.
While this is exciting news, it is still under investigation and there does not appear to be a clear reason as to how it can help reduce migraine headaches. Botox has been suggested to be injected at 31 to 39 different points in the scalp. The most common theories that have been put forth:
Number one would be that pain signals in nerves are blocked by these injections.
Next, that it relaxes the scalp muscles and may help reduce blood pressure within the brain
The research is still preliminary, but at this point, it seems that patients are finding that their headaches are less painful and frequent, and they are happier in general.
Botox injections are recommended for chronic migraine sufferers who have had headaches for more than 15 days in a month and in those who have not responded to different drug treatments. A condition called 'analgesic overuse headache', which is headache due to overuse of painkillers, also needs to be ruled out.
If they treatments make it so that less than 15 days a month are headache free, or if they have at least 2 cycles of botox without seeing any relief, then this may not be the right treatment for that particular patient.
What risks are there?
It's possible to have an allergic reaction or some neck pain from botox treatment, but that only happens to a tiny percentage of patients.
Synopsis
Migraines are now being treated by injections of botox, but it's still a new application for this condition. Research is still being conducted and the results so far have been promising, making it a treatment that is currently approved in managing chronic migraine.
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