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"Our results show that botulinum toxin potentially could be a powerful short-term tool for treating post-amputation pain when used alongside comprehensive medical and surgical care, said co-author Dr Roman Smolynets, an anesthesiologist and intensive care specialist at the Multidisciplinary Clinical Hospital of Emergency and Intensive Care in Lviv, Ukraine."
The Independent emphasizes on-the-ground reporting across topics from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech and seeks donations to fund journalists while keeping reporting free of paywalls. Botox, commonly used cosmetically, may ease phantom limb and stump pain in Ukrainian war amputees. More than 100,000 soldiers and civilians are estimated to have lost limbs since Russia's 2022 invasion. A study led by Northwestern Medicine and Ukrainian physicians treated 160 amputees at two western Ukraine hospitals between 2022 and 2024 and found significant pain reduction with botulinum toxin used alongside standard care.
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