Botox For Neck and Shoulder Pain Relief.

Apparently botox isn’t just for wrinkles. According to an article by Meredith Cohn in The Baltimore Sun an assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine in Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's division of pain medicine, Dr. Paul Christo, has been using botox for about four years to treat a condition called thoracic outlet syndrome, a common condition that involves compression of nerves between the base of the neck and armpit. Symptoms include neck pain, headache, numbness and weakness down the arm.

"Most of the public doesn't realize Botox is used for medical purposes," says Dr. Christo "Botox can have more than one effect. It can have a muscle and nerve benefit, and this allows people to do things they couldn't do before, like brush their hair or teeth."

It seems that just one small dose can give substantial relief for up to three months. Don’t all be rushing down to your local beautician now. To read the full article go here.