5 Reasons Trigger Point Injections May Be Right for YouPosted by andrewpaul on May 13th, 2023 5 Reasons Trigger Point Injections May Be Right for You Trigger points, or muscle knots, are sore spots in skeletal muscle tissue that can cause pain and lead to reflective pain in other nearby muscles. To manage these knots, trigger point injections can help. Muscles are a fibrous, stretchy form of soft tissue that are important for performing functions throughout your body. They are important to most every basic function you perform, including breathing, speaking, swallowing, digesting food, moving, pumping blood, seeing, and hearing. There are three main types of muscles in your body: skeletal muscles that connect to bones and joints, cardiac muscles that line the walls of your heart, and smooth muscles that line your organs. Trigger points, or muscle knots, are sore spots in skeletal muscle tissue that can cause pain and lead to reflective pain in other nearby muscles. They may also become chronic, causing conditions like myofascial pain syndrome. If you need relief from myofascial pain or other soft tissue pain and live in the Westminster, Colorado area, Dr. Bret Ellington and our skilled medical team at Inner Balance Acupuncture can help. We offer trigger point injections, a treatment designed to relieve pain in muscle knots. If other methods have not been helpful for you, there are several reasons to try this treatment. Let’s explore how trigger points cause pain, the reasons trigger point injections may help, and what to expect from the procedure. How trigger points cause painThese hyperirritable spots in your skeletal muscles are caused by either acute trauma (a direct injury to a specific area of the body) or repetitive microtrauma (a pain caused by repetitive motion in muscle groups). Microtrauma can be caused by things like poor posture for long periods of time, vitamin deficiencies, disturbances in sleep patterns, and joint problems. Repetitive motions from recreational and occupational activities like holding a phone, prolonged bending over surfaces, sitting in chairs with improper back support, and moving heavy objects can stress specific muscle groups and lead to chronic stress in muscle tissue. How trigger point injections workThis treatment is designed to offer relief in muscle knots with a combination of substances to numb the affected area, and reduce inflammation and pain. To accomplish this, these injections are done in myofascial trigger points. Trigger point injections consist of a local anesthetic to numb the injection point, a corticosteroid to reduce inflammation, and a neurotoxin (botulinum toxin A, or Botox®) to relax muscles and prevent nerve signaling pathways. Five reasons trigger point injections can helpTrigger point injections can help you in a variety of ways:
Muscles play a vital role in movement. While trigger point pain in muscles can be excruciating, trigger point injections can help. If you’re ready to see what this treatment can do for your pain, make an appointment with Dr. Ellington and Inner Balance Acupuncture today. Like it? Share it!More by this author |