ReviewBiomedicines2023
Pain Modulation in Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders: Botulinum Toxin, a Descriptive Analysis.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Botulinum Toxin Type A for Myogenous Temporomandibular Disorders, Focusing on the Duration of Clinical Effects and Dosage Parameters: A Systematic Review.Head & face medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Multidimensional Analysis of Physical, Psychosocial, and Cognitive Impairment in People with Chronic Neck Pain.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- The evolving landscape of minimally invasive procedures in musculoskeletal diseases-part I.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Viscoelastic properties of sodium hyaluronate and their mathematical optimization in intra-articular injections: a predictive model for enhancing clinical efficacy.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections for Chronic Spinal Pain: A Clinical Review of Efficacy and Evidence.Cureus · 2025Review
- Botulinum Toxin in the Therapy of Chronic or Relapsing Plantar Fasciitis-A Descriptive Review.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Tailoring BoNT A treatment and assessment across recovery stages after stroke: a report of four clinical cases.Journal of medicine and life · 2025Article
- Proactive Aesthetic Strategies: Evaluating the Preventive Role of Botulinum Toxin in Facial Aging.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Innovations in Chronic Pain Treatment: A Narrative Review on the Role of Cryoneurolysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Botulinum Toxin A for Elbow Flexor Spasticity: A Non-Randomized Observational Study of Muscle-Specific Injection Strategies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Botulinum Toxin Therapy: A Comprehensive Review on Clinical and Pharmacological Insights.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Circulating MicroRNA Biomarkers for Chronic Pain and Acupuncture Response: An Exploratory High-Dimensional Small-Sample Study.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Efficacy and Temporal Dynamics of Genicular Nerve Block in Primary and Secondary Knee Osteoarthritis for Pain and Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Chinese Massage (Tuina) Attenuates Knee Osteoarthritis by Modulating Autophagy-Related Cytokines: A Multidisciplinary Methodological Investigation.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Mechanisms and Non-Invasive Treatment for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- A Nomogram Model for Predicting Prolonged Postoperative LOS After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Osteoarthritis Patients.Clinical interventions in aging · 2025Article
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- The Impact of Virtual Reality as a Rehabilitation Method Using TRAVEE System on Functional Outcomes and Disability in Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study.Biomedicines · 2024Article
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- High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Pain Management of Knee Osteoarthritis.Biomedicines · 2024Review
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), a product of Clostridium botulinum, reversibly inhibits the presynaptic release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction. In addition, BoNT blocks the transmission of other substances involved in pain perception and, together with a soft-tissue anti-inflammatory effect, may play a role in analgesia. When first-line treatment fails, second-line therapies might include BoNT. Studies on chronic and recurrent pain using different mechanisms offer heterogenous results that must be validated and standardized. Plantar fasciitis, severe knee osteoarthritis, painful knee and hip arthroplasty, antalgic muscular contractures, and neuropathic and myofascial pain syndromes may benefit from the administration of BoNT. Research on this topic has revealed the main musculoskeletal conditions that can benefit from BoNT, stressing the effects, modalities of administration, doses, and schedule.
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