Could synthetic Botox soothe chronic pain? A new study holds out the possibility
It’s not just for fine lines and wrinkles: Botox is showing promise as a treatment for chronic pain. Or, rather, the botulinum toxin that’s used commercially to erase signs of aging is also being studied as a potential alternative to opioid drugs.
A new paper in shows that a single dose of botulinum toxin, injected into the spinal cavity, prompted several weeks of pain relief from
