Trigger point injections can be beneficial for muscle pain or breakthrough pain that occurs between minimally invasive procedures at Tulsa Pain Consultants. Trigger point injections can be extremely effective for:
Trigger points are small “knots” of muscle that form in the fascia, tightening surrounding areas of tissue and causing pain. These are caused when a muscle cannot relax. During a trigger point injection, a pain relieving medication is injected and the trigger point is made inactive.
The procedure is fairly simple and should only take a few minutes. The provider will identify where the trigger point is and clean the area. Then, a mix of local anesthetic and corticosteroid will be injected into the trigger point. The provider may cover the injection site with a small bandage, and the patient will be allowed to return home after a short recovery time.
Your physician may recommend stretching exercises to help aid the release of the trigger point and to avoid recurrence of the trigger point.