What is a Botox (or Myobloc) Injection?
A. These injections can be used to decrease muscle spasm for many months. Relaxing the muscles may help neck pain, headaches, back pain and some joint dysfunction. Typically they are used after successful trials of short acting trigger point injections with lidocaine. Botox and Myobloc are not fully FDA approved for pain but are well recognized as the standard of care for pain conditions related to muscle spasm.
