Conditions That May Benefit from Trigger Point Injections

Trigger point injections (TPIs) are widely recommended as the solution for myofascial pain originating from knots at specific locations deep inside your muscle tissue. These trigger points can result from a range of conditions. 

Your doctor can discuss your pain and your past treatment history, as well as your condition, to decide if trigger point injections might be right for you.

At CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center, with multiple locations in Maryland and Delaware, our team offers trigger point injections to help treat acute pain like that caused by sports injuries and chronic pain caused by conditions like fibromyalgia. 

Once we learn more about you, we can help put together a treatment plan with the appropriate solutions, including injections into painful trigger points. 

How trigger point injections work

Trigger points are areas where muscle has contracted and locked up. They often feel like painful knots deep under your skin. Some trigger points can be relieved with gentle pressure and stretching, but they can become so tight that a more direct approach is necessary. 

Your doctor can use an injection with a long, fine needle to directly target trigger points, administering a precise amount of medication to relieve pain and inflammation. 

Who’s a candidate for trigger point injections

We identify candidates for trigger point injections based on a range of factors, including the root cause of the pain, identification of active trigger points, previous treatments, and any coexisting conditions.

For example, some fibromyalgia patients experience widespread pain with no specific trigger points, while others have localized areas of pain.

Likewise, not all sports injuries respond well to initial TPI therapy. You may need a specific type of injection or a series of injections depending on the nature of your injury. 

It’s crucial to find a doctor who diagnoses your specific issue before administering TPI treatment. Once our team at CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center determines the location of any trigger points, we can recommend TPIs with corticosteroids or an anesthetic like lidocaine.

Conditions that may benefit from trigger point injections

Common conditions treated with trigger point injections include: 

• Muscle strains
• Pinched nerves
• Structural pain 
• Spinal stenosis
• Herniated discs
• Fibromyalgia 
• Tension headaches

That’s a short and nonexhaustive list of diagnoses that trigger point injections can treat. Many conditions can cause muscle knots and myofascial pain, and what works for one person may not work for another.

To learn more about trigger point injections and find out if they’re right for you, call CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center or request an appointment online today.