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Does botulinum toxin type A (Botox-A) reduce pain and improve function, quality of life, and overall recovery in adults with subacute or chronic neck pain compared with placebo injections?
Botox-A may provide a small amount of short-term pain relief and a slight improvement in how patients rate their overall recovery. However, it showed little to no benefit for physical function or overall quality of life, and any pain relief may not last over the long term. Mild side effects, such as injection-site soreness, muscle weakness, or headache, were also more common with Botox-A than with placebo.
Botox injections are sometimes used to treat persistent neck pain, but this review found that the benefits are generally small and short-lived. The authors recommend that future research be independently funded, use stronger study methods, and include longer-term follow-up to better understand which patients, if any, are most likely to benefit from this treatment.
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