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BOTOX® Injections

Q. I have persistent Myofascial Pain Syndrome and have suffered for a number of years. The muscle spasms center in the shoulder and neck region. I have a history of herniated disk and spinal fusion.

I received six BOTOX® injections into my neck to try to reduce the spasms. I don't know if this is the correct treatment for me.

A. Botox is a toxin from the clostridium botulinum, unless you have a clostridium botulinum deficiency in your body I don't think BOTOX® is going to cure you of your pain.

It decreases pain by decreasing muscle spasm by paralyzing the muscle.

In our opinion, a better approach is to find the cause of the muscle spasms. We believe most chronic muscles are due to ligament damage. The ligaments in the neck or back become stretched or torn and loose the ability to hold the vertebrae in place. The muscles then contract or go into spasm to hold the vertebrae in a stable position. This eventually fatigues them and they contract or get tight.

massage and BOTOX® and other types of therapies help relieve the muscle tightness and pain temporarily but the pain comes right back because the underlying ligament laxity is never addressed. Prolotherapy is our treatment of choice for chronic ligament sprain or laxity.

Prolotherapy I believe would be a good option for you.

Prolotherapy stimulates the body to repair painful areas. The main benefit of Prolotherapy versus BOTOX® is the effects are often permanent. In the long term studies done over 25 years ago, the cure rate with Prolotherapy has been anywhere from 75-82%. We are currently in the process of putting our data together and it looks like similar results.

Answered By Ross Hauser, M.D.
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Ross Hauser, M.D.
Dr. Hauser received his M.D. from the University of Illinois, Chicago; completed his residency at Loyola-Hines VA-Marianjoy Hospitals in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; and received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Dr. Hauser is one of the leading experts in the treatment of chronic pain and sports injuries with Prolotherapy. He, along with his wife Marion, have written seven books on the topic of Prolotherapy, a comprehensive book on the natural medicine approach to cancer, as well as a myriad of articles and newsletters for the general public. Read more

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