Re: botox injections into muscles anyone? MIKe

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Mike~~

Mine was to be other than trigger point. I have something funky

going on with the ligaments that hold my butt to my back ... which

is why my hips keep popping out ... will look it up and send you the

facts. My doctor decided to wait after doing some manipulation

first. Very conservative guy.

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Will let you know... I would like to know what your opinion of my

particular situation is.

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> Debbi

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Just on the surface, this is more in keeping about what I said that

there are some legitimate medical uses for it. (I won't even get

into the whole cosmetic aspect since that is a conscious decision on

the part of the person choosing to have the procedure done. I may

not agree with it but there is at least some element of informed

choice for using it on wrinkles.)

My hang-up about using it on trigger points is that more often than

not there is no informed choice on the part of the patient. If the

patient is not already familiar with THERAPEUTIC massage and

bodywork (as opposed to Spa Fluff and Buff stuff), they won't have a

clue that less-invasive, manual therapies even exist. And all too

frequently, neither does their doctor.

Your comment about your doctor wanting to wait until after doing

some manipulation first is intriguing. What kind of doctor? What

kind of manipulation? More importantly, which ligaments and muscles

are involved?