From medications to psychical therapy to chiropractic care, muscle pain sufferers have a wide range of choices when it comes to finding relief. However, for those with chronic or persistent muscular pain, trigger point injections may be the best way to go.
What Are The Benefits of Trigger Point Injections?
- Quick and effective pain relief
- Improved range of motion
- Increased muscle relaxation
- Improved circulation.
Trigger point injections can be beneficial for anyone suffering from chronic and/or persistent muscle pain. Those with contractures, muscle overuse injuries, and other chronic pain conditions tend to respond well to trigger point injections.
At Neighborhood Medical Center, common body areas and specific muscle conditions that we treat with trigger point injections include:
- Chest
- Neck
- Shoulders
- Arms
- Thoracic Spine
- Back
- Lower back
- Sciatica
- Muscle Spasms
How Does Trigger Point Injections Work?
Trigger point injections, also known as myofascial trigger point injections or “dry-needling”, are a form of injection therapy that targets and treats problematic areas in the skeletal muscle, or the muscle belly.
During the procedure, targeted “trigger points”, or knots of areas of muscle tightness and spasms, are injected with a liquid solution that often contains a numbing or anesthetic agent. This solution works to break up the knots or tension within the muscle.