Can Botox really be used to treat migraine?
Absolutely, the toxin is now US and Thailand FDA-approved for treating adults with chronic migraine. Only those who have 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting four hours or more are considered to be suffering from chronic migraine. For those, a Botulinum toxin therapy has been proven to prevent up to nine headache days a month. This treatment is however not recommended for those with normal migraines and headaches, as no trials have been performed on such conditions as yet.
How does it work?
Let's first understand that migraine is a type of headache often felt on one side of the head beginning as a dull ache and then turning into a constant, throbbing pain. When you have a migraine, you may be sensitive to light and sound and experience nausea or vomiting. Normally a migraine headache can last between four to 72 hours and may get worse with time causing you to avoid routine physical activities such as walking or climbing stairs.
Usually acute medications are given to stop or reduce the pain however there isn't a proven quick prevention therapy for these migraine headaches or migraine. Botulinum toxin is able to fill that gap and work as a preventive treatment. The toxin is believed to inhibit the release of peripheral nociceptive neurotransmitters, which has a knock-on effect on the central pain processing systems that generate migraine headaches.
By blocking the release of certain brain chemicals including acetylcholine and the movement of certain nerves and muscles it is able to prevent pain messages from the nerve to the brain as well as relax muscles so they are less sensitive to pain.
Can Botox really be used to treat migraine?
Absolutely, the toxin is now US and Thailand FDA-approved for treating adults with chronic migraine. Only those who have 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting four hours or more are considered to be suffering from chronic migraine. For those, a Botulinum toxin therapy has been proven to prevent up to nine headache days a month. This treatment is however not recommended for those with normal migraines and headaches, as no trials have been performed on such conditions as yet.
How does it work?
Let's first understand that migraine is a type of headache often felt on one side of the head beginning as a dull ache and then turning into a constant, throbbing pain. When you have a migraine, you may be sensitive to light and sound and experience nausea or vomiting. Normally a migraine headache can last between four to 72 hours and may get worse with time causing you to avoid routine physical activities such as walking or climbing stairs.
Usually acute medications are given to stop or reduce the pain however there isn't a proven quick prevention therapy for these migraine headaches or migraine. Botulinum toxin is able to fill that gap and work as a preventive treatment. The toxin is believed to inhibit the release of peripheral nociceptive neurotransmitters, which has a knock-on effect on the central pain processing systems that generate migraine headaches.
By blocking the release of certain brain chemicals including acetylcholine and the movement of certain nerves and muscles it is able to prevent pain messages from the nerve to the brain as well as relax muscles so they are less sensitive to pain.
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