Some people do not benefit at all from trigger point injections. Researchers behind a small 2019 study investigated the effects of these injections in people with abdominal muscle pain.

The quadratus lumborum (QL) is the deepest abdominal muscle ... also recommend you take some type of painkiller or muscle relaxant. Trigger point injections are another option.

Trigger point injection (TPI) may be an option for treating pain in some patients. TPI is a procedure used to treat painful areas of muscle that contain trigger points, or knots of muscle that ...

We don’t know exactly how trigger points form but it is thought to be associated with chronic stretch or overload of the muscle that can lead to chemical changes that likely cause an over ...

Even if you haven't heard of "trigger points," you probably still know what they is. Basically a fancy way of saying a muscle knot or kink, trigger point therapy refers to easing pain in an area ...

Muscle knots, or myofascial trigger points, are small, bump-like areas of muscle that can be painful. Treatment often includes home remedies, like applying warm or cold pads. But, professional ...

Dr. Mellinger: "Dry needling therapy uses a very tiny needle called a monofilament needle, and it's similar to an acupuncture needle except we target trigger points within the muscle, and a ...