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.

The trapezius is a large band of muscles across the back, shoulders, and neck. Trigger points are raised spots along a band of muscle. They can be caused by exercise, inactivity, or poor posture ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trigger points are “symptomatic irritable foci in taut bands of a skeletal muscle or its fascia ... not experience chest pressure, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, or diarrhea.