Botox is most popularly known as a procedure that removes wrinkles and makes the face look brighter and more youthful. There are past and current studies that show benefits of using Botox in patients with migraines or neuromuscular spasmodic disorders who are resistant to other treatment regiments as well; however, the majority of Botox information, training, and certification are focused solely around its cosmetic benefits.
This does not mean it can’t be used for other medical conditions; however, for practitioners who are looking to broaden their practice and help their medical patients with this type of treatment, they may consider undergoing the specific Botox training and certification programs located online and all throughout the United States and UK so they can learn proper preparation, storage, and injection techniques of Botox.
Generally speaking, training involves the following types of courses:
- A comprehensive overview of the history of Botox, as well as recent advancements
- Information on how to select and educate patients
- Hands-on practical experience with marking and injection techniques on patients with expert professionals available to help guide you in technique.
- Plenty of clinical support and business advice on how to incorporate Botox injections into existing practices
While aesthetic medicine and cosmetics are a constantly growing field, researchers have found other medically beneficial uses for Botox injections. Since it works to inhibit spasms and blocking certain signals to the brain, it helps with conditions such as:
- Migraine headaches
- Urinary urgency or incontinence
- Muscle spasms that occur in conditions like multiple sclerosis, Bell’s palsy, tremors, and excessive eye twitching
- Hyperhidrosis (excess sweating)
- Urinary urgency or incontinence. This is more common in women and happens when the wall of the bladder spasms repeatedly
- Pain from tennis elbow
Interestingly, recent studies have shown that injection of botulinium toxin A (Botox or other form of it) can actually dampen or reduce the ability to feel emotions. Facial expressions generally play a role in our ability to express our feelings. When those nerves are inhibited, there is no “message” to the brain that communicates the emotion, so the chemical effect is actually lessened. It begs the question if Botox or botulinium toxin injections could help in cases of grief-driven depression or anxiety. Further studies, of course, will need to be done to look at the overall affects on mood-regulating chemistry.
Overall, however, Botox training is a great way to broaden horizons in the growing field of medicine, especially for practitioners who are looking to help patients with less conservative measures.
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