A recent study has found that the Botox, which reduces the wrinkles on the face by easing some specific veins and muscles in the face, also reduces immediate aches in patients of thoracic outlet syndrome.

Although, the study is not extensive, yet it has been successful enough to justify the safety in Botox.

Paul J. Christo, an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the study author, said that there are a number of other treatments available for the disorder.

"Botox seems to be an effective treatment that avoids surgery's obvious drawbacks, such as its invasive nature and long recovery time", he adds.

The study appeared in the journal Pain Medicine's April edition.

The researchers have claimed that Botox can monitor the treatment of the disorder along with the prevention of wrinkles.

TOS is basically caused by solidification of some of the nerves in the neck. The disease essentially develops when the cavities do not get sufficient space between the neck and the armpit.

The chief symptoms include pain in the neck or head and in the arm.

Christo, a pain medicine specialist said that although the pain relief provided by the Botox treatment is not much; it comes out to be a great discovery.