Scientists at the University of Granada have confirmed that injecting a local anesthetic or botulinum toxin (botox) into certain points named "trigger points" of the pericraneal and neck muscles ...

Trigger point release may be done with the practitioner’s hands, as a type of massage treatment, or by using small needles, known as dry needling. It can help relieve pain and other symptoms. Trigger ...

DENVER — Distracting chronic pain patients from trigger point injections (TPIs) by transporting them, via virtual reality (VR), to a beautiful beach complete with the soothing sound of waves helps ...

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, ...

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 ...