Background For the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dry needling (DN) treatment is very useful, because of the reduced space of facial structures, that difficulty allow manual therapies. However, while ...

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 form ...

Muscle pain, though discomforting, is not always caused by an injury. Sometimes, it starts with small knots that create soreness. Dr. Lacy Anderson says those small knots, known as trigger points, ...

This week we are going to discuss a topic that we have discussed in the past, however, I feel it bears repeating as it is a very prevalent problem. The subject is trigger points of the musculature.

Trigger points can arise from stress, anxiety, and even vitamin deficiencies. So how can they be treated? This thermal image of the body highlights a region that contains common trigger points. We don ...

Doctors use trigger point injections to treat chronic muscle pain and other issues that affect the musculoskeletal system. They can cause side effects, including temporary numbness and dizziness.