Injectable Therapies

WHAT IS INJECTABLE THERAPY?

While injection therapy is not a cure for migraines it does represent an effective preventative intervention in many migraine patients. There is good evidence that when it works, injection therapy has a cumulative effect, with better and better response with each cycle administered every 3 months across a year. However, after 2 injection cycles, as per PBS criteria, if no improvement is noticed, the injections should be discontinued.

• It is effective for chronic migraine, with a 70% response rate after 3 injection cycles
• A significant reduction in severe migraine events is seen in treatment responders, with a 90% reduction in emergency department visits
• Significant improvements in headache related disability, resulting in significantly improved functioning, vitality and overall Headache related Quality of Life Assessments can be achieved
• Compliance with migraine prophylactic medications is a major issue, with the need to consume an oral medication every day, or sometimes 2 to 3 times per day. Convenience is superior in this regard with injection therapy, with the injection cycles administered every 12 weeks
• Patients receiving injection therapy also had significantly fewer intakes of triptans (acute therapy), than did placebo groups

HOW CAN WE HELP?

Injection therapy is used to reduce the excess muscle activity caused by dystonia. Injection therapy into the affected muscles often reduces the signs and symptoms to effectively relax excessive muscle contraction.

Treatment may be repeated as often as every three months

WHAT IS CERVICAL DYSTONIA?

Cervical dystonia is a disturbance in the balance of chemicals in the brain believed to be caused by incorrect messages being sent from the brain to the muscles.