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Originally Posted by Eight
Hi, have you considered getting Ultrasound Guided Botox of the anterior and middle scalenes and also Pectoralis Minor Muscle(s)? I've had TOS for 13 years, and have now had surgery, but the botox injections were hands down the best non-surgical treatment. I live in Nebraska, and at one point considered flying to Boston every 4 months so that I could get these injections and continue working.
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Hello, Eight! My physiatrist did try a botox injection for the scalenes (not sure which ones exactly) but it didn't have the effect he expected (not much relief), so we held off on doing more of those. Part of the reason may have been that we didn't get the right muscle. I also remember that insurance wasn't totally happy with these. Also, the scalenes are close to some important nerves (apparently) so I wasn't sure it could be a regular thing for every few months.
In your case, did you see immediate relief or was it after a couple of weeks?