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Botox for peripheral neuropathy

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Checking back to ask if anyone has tried botox injections for neuropathy, and if so, did it help? Thank you.

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@b54321 this might not be too helpful, but it’s a positive experience I had with Botox. I have small fiber neuropathy and probably another neuromuscular condition. I get tight knots in my muscles that are relieved by dry needling. My medical massage therapist mentioned that my scalp muscles were tight. Who knew that was a thing? I noticed that my forehead felt tight with furrowed brows. I have frequent “tension headaches “ when my neck and shoulders get too tight. So I had cosmetic, not medical, Botox done on my forehead. I felt an immediate release of the tension, and my brow relaxed.
I say cosmetic because I went to an MD owned Aesthetics business and paid out of pocket. I think insurance will pay for a doctor to do the migraine related Botox around the scalp. But I don’t have migraines and don’t have that type of doctor.
It was an experiment on my part, and I can definitely see the possibilities with neuropathy. But I can’t move my forehead or raise my eyebrows after. How could you walk with foot muscles that were paralyzed by Botox? Needs some good research!
I’ve had this done 3 times. But it’s expensive so not in the top of my toolkit.