What are trigger point injections for pain?
Trigger point injections for pain are used to treat painful areas of muscle that contain trigger points, or knots that form when muscles do not relax. The knot can often be felt under the skin and may twitch involuntarily when touched. The trigger point can trap or irritate surrounding nerves and cause referred pain, or pain that is felt in another part of the body. What are trigger point injections for pain used to treat? Trigger point injections for pain are used to treat many muscle groups including those in the arms, legs, lower back, and neck. In addition, trigger point injections for pain are used to treat the following conditions: • Fibromyalgia • Chronic tension headaches • Myofascial Pain Disorder that does not respond to other treatments What happens during trigger point injection therapy? Trigger point injection therapy is administered by one of our pain management doctors and takes approximately 5 minutes. Patients will remain awake during trigger point injection therapy. A
