Botox Injection and Migraine- How Are They Related?

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Luckily for those who have not experienced migraine they are not aware of how much this can really affect normal daily functioning. If a regular headache alone can already become so cumbersome, how much more if you suffer a debilitating one that sends intense and pulsating pain several hours in a day for majority of the month.

That is why it is comes as a relief to find other ways to remedy the problem since it can really affect one's social life and of course their general well-being. And today, one of the recently approved treatments for this chronic condition is Botox. It is a product that came from an attenuated form of the Clostridium Botulinum, the toxin responsible for food poisoning.

Botox is prominently known as the miracle age defying secret in Hollywood. And that is exactly where Botox also got discovered to be a good cure for migraine. Celebrity physicians who have been giving injections found out that their patients who are suffering from migraine experienced relief after Botox treatment which is done mainly for cosmetic reasons.

As a migraine treatment, Botox is then injected in seven different treatment areas which include the back of the head, the forehead, your temples, the neck and shoulders, by a qualified physician. This process can be repeated with a three-month interval for each treatment.

With Botox injected in recommended doses, the results could last for up to three months or even more depending on the individual.

This has escalated Botox's popularity because aside from treating chronic migraine and clearing out wrinkles it is also able to treat other conditions. This would include correcting strabismus (crosse-eye), treating overactive underarm sweat glands, and relieving muscle and neck spasms.

Manufacturers are expecting the sales of Botox for the treatment of migraine to exceed its popularity as an effective wrinkle eraser.

Although no one really knows how Botox is able to relieve migraine, many presume that it blocks muscle contraction and also prevents pain impulses from reaching the nerve endings.

Ironically, the adverse reaction that was noted by the FDA with the use of Botox as a migraine treatment includes headache and neck pain. They even assigned a box warning in the packaging which states that the toxin could spread out of the treated site, and could create a reaction similar to food poisoning. Therefore it is very important that you get the injection from a certified physician.

Just as you find a good cosmetic surgeon for your beautifying anti-wrinkle injection treatments, you should also do so in this case. It needs to be injected in the right doses, at the right sites, with a proper and careful assessment throughout the procedure.

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