JUNE 25, 2020

ON PAIN: Botulinum Toxin, From Food Poisoning to Pain Relief

 

Although today botulinum toxin—or as it’s commonly known, Botox (Allergan)—is ubiquitous for treating frown lines and crow’s feet, even in the earliest days of discovery, researchers have been amazed by its paralytic effects.

Those effects are now being harnessed for easing muscle spasms, nerve firing and pain relief. Injections are used for a wide array of maladies, including migraine, urinary incontinence and cervical dystonia, while studies and clinical trials