Pain Management

Trigger point injections are used to treat extremely painful and tender areas of muscles. Normal muscle contracts and relaxes when it is active. A trigger point is a knot or tight band in the muscle that forms when the muscle fails to 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 – pain felt in another part of the body. Scar tissue and loss of range of motion and weakness may form over time with prolonged active trigger points. A trigger point injection is a solution containing a local anesthetic, normal saline and/or an anti-inflammatory that is injected with a small needle into the trigger point. Trigger point injections have been found to be very effective in relieving pain and may be used in combination with home exercise, heat, cold, and individualized medication program Call our office in Quincy, IL today!