TRIGGER POINT INJECTION
About Trigger Points
A trigger point refers to a tight spot in a muscle or the surrounding tissue that can cause muscle cramps, resulting in pain in different areas of the body, including the neck and back. This treatment involves administering a combination of an anesthetic and cortisone steroid into the trigger point, which helps to reduce pain and render the trigger point inactive.
What Are The Benefits?
Experiencing continuous pain caused by muscle knots in your trigger points does not have to control your daily life. Boynton Pain Relief & Wellness offers trigger point injections that provide several advantages to our patients, such as:
Long-awaited relief from pain
Focused treatment for tiny, hard-to-reach pain points
Enabling you to resume activities and a way of life that you may have previously avoided
Relief from chronic pain and discomfort.
Ideal Candidates for Trigger Point Injections
The formation of trigger points can result from different factors such as muscle overuse, injury, and trauma. They can also be caused by chronic conditions like fibromyalgia or myofascial pain syndrome. Trigger points may manifest in various forms such as tension headaches, tinnitus, temporomandibular joint pain, reduced range of motion, and lower back pain.
What to Expect after Trigger Point Injections
After the trigger point injections, patients can anticipate experiencing pain relief due to the anesthetic. Often, a single injection procedure can effectively resolve a trigger point. Nevertheless, if the trigger point is related to a chronic condition, regular injections may be necessary to sustain the results. We will collaborate with patients to design a personalized treatment plan that can best address their individual situation.
Procedure Technique
Our clinic provides trigger point injections as an in-office procedure, which typically lasts only a few minutes, and several areas can be treated during one visit. Prior to injecting the anesthetic and cortisone steroid medication into the affected areas, we may mark the treatment area. Following the treatment, patients can usually leave the office right away.