Chronic Pain Cure and Mind-Body Healing Techniques

Where can Trigger Points be Found? TP's have different qualities and predictable pain patterns that can overlap and require extensive treatment to eliminate them. They can be found in Joint Pain Relief Codes many different types of soft tissue such as muscle, tendon, ligament, skin, scar tissue, and joint capsules. TP's points can be caused by other trigger points, direct trauma to soft tissue, infection, disease, radiculopathy, repetitive stress injury, smoking, or psychological distress. Trigger points also inhibit blood flow, which can make the pain worse unless treated.

How are Trigger Points and Myofascial Pain Syndrome treated? There are a few options when it comes to treatment of TP's and MPS. Depending upon the health or medical practitioner, treatment options include low-level laser therapy, ultrasound, dry needling, injections, spray and stretch using a vapocoolant spray, electrostimulation, ischemic compression, and medical massage therapy emphasizing the specified treatment of trigger points. Stretch and spray technique is when the muscle and trigger point are sprayed with a coolant, then the muscle is slowly stretched. Myofasical therapy works by stretching and loosening the fascia so it and your body can move freely, removing pain and restriction. Injections of Lidocaine can be performed by Physiatrists, but keep in mind that DOMS-Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness is a common side effect.

What are the Characteristics of Trigger Points? Active TP's actively refer pain along nerve pathways locally or to adjacent locations. Latent TP's only refer pain when some type of pressure or force is placed upon the trigger point itself or to the soft tissue structure where the latent trigger point is located. Key TP's have pain referral patterns that activate or create a Latent trigger point along a nerve pathway. Key trigger points also activate "Satellite Trigger Points" in other soft tissue structures. Both must be treated in order to alleviate both sources of pain. Primary TP's may activate Secondary TP's in other structures, and again, both must be treated in order to alleviate both sources of pain.