Seoul, South Korea-based National Rehabilitation Center researchers analyzed the effect of Botox injections on chronic neuropathic pain in patient with spinal cord injures, according to Neurology Advisor.
Annals of Neurology published the study.
Here are five takeaways:
1. Zee-A Han, MD, PhD, and his team tested the efficacy of subcutaneous botulinum toxin type A injections in 40 patients with spinal cord injury-associated neuropathic pain.
2. The researchers analyzed pain and quality of life at four weeks and eight weeks post-injection.
3. Of the patients receiving BTX-A, 45 percent reported pain relief of at least 20 percent eight weeks post-injection. Only 10 percent of patients who did not receive BTA-injections reported pain relief of 20 percent eight weeks post-injection.
4. Pain relief was associated with motor and sensor function below the injury level.
5. The researchers concluded BTA-X may decrease neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury patients.
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