Ever since American Academy of Neurology announced that Botox is no better than placebo injections for migraines or tension headaches, there have been subtle underground movement to bring it back into Migraine-fighting arena.
While most of this understated punditry is an interesting to observe exercise of balancing science and salesmanship (see Botox Rebellion Spreads Cautiously), some tries are pretty innovative.
The latest one proposes to use "Botox, which temporarily weakens muscles, to identify which nerves or trigger points are causing pain. He [Dr. Jeffrey Janis] then performs surgery to decompress the involved nerves, which in turn lead to migraine headache relief in more than 90 percent of patients."
If Dr. Janis' method gains popularity then Botox, as a way to pinpoint locations for nerve decompression, might once again inch into the legitimacy as a tool for treating migraine and other types of headaches.
related article: Nerve Decompression Procedure For Treating Persistent Occipital Neuralgia Headaches
link: Mitigating Migraine Misery with Botox
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Botox Tries to Make a ComeBack as Migraine Diagnosis Tool
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