Trigger Point Injections
Chronic muscle tightness, stubborn knots, and discomfort can make everyday activities feel challenging.
If you’re dealing with restricted movement or constant muscle pain, trigger point injections can help to regain your comfort and flexibility.
These painful trigger points can affect your daily routine and overall quality of life, but with precise, targeted treatment, you can experience long-lasting relief and start moving freely again.
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What are Trigger Points?
Trigger points are small, tight, and sensitive areas within muscles that cause localized pain.
They can also refer pain to other parts of the body, often resulting in discomfort that affects posture, mobility, and your ability to perform everyday tasks.
These painful muscle knots can develop from various factors, including overuse, injury, poor posture, or stress.
Trigger point injections involve delivering a small amount of anti-inflammatory medication directly into the affected muscle, helping to relax the muscle fibers, reduce inflammation, and break the cycle of pain.
This treatment is quick, minimally invasive, and offers immediate relief with little to no downtime.
How Trigger Point Injections Can Help
At Burghealth Physical Medicine, we offer trigger point injections as a highly effective treatment for chronic muscle tension, pain, and stiffness.
These injections are particularly beneficial when traditional treatments like massage, stretching, or physical therapy haven’t provided sufficient relief.
Dr. Samuel Richards, along with his nurse practitioner, use this technique to help patients experiencing:
- Chronic muscle tension and spasms
- Neck pain and back pain
- Tension headaches
- Fibromyalgia-related pain
- Sports injuries
- Myofascial pain syndrome
- Shoulder pain/chronic injuries
By targeting the root cause of the pain, tight, overworked muscles, trigger point injections help improve blood flow, relieve muscle tightness, and promote faster healing.
What to Expect During Treatment
Trigger point injection therapy is a simple outpatient procedure that takes just a few minutes per trigger point.
Here’s what you can expect during the process:
- Initial Consultation: During your visit, Dr. Richards will assess your symptoms and identify the specific muscle knots causing discomfort.
- Injection: Using a fine needle, the nurse practitioner will inject a small amount of anesthetic and/or anti-inflammatory medication directly into the identified trigger point.
- Immediate Relief: Many patients experience noticeable relief right after the injection. However, depending on the severity of your muscle tension, multiple treatments may be recommended for sustained results.
While the procedure itself is minimally invasive and requires little recovery time, you’ll be able to resume your normal activities right after treatment.
Why Choose Burghealth Physical Medicine?
At Burghealth Physical Medicine, we take a holistic approach to musculoskeletal care.
Our providers don’t just treat the symptoms, they focus on the underlying causes of your pain, helping you achieve long-term recovery.
If you’re ready to find relief from muscle pain and stiffness, consider our trigger point injections in St Petersburg.
Call us today at (727) 289-9148 to schedule your consultation.