A trigger point injection is used to treat a painful area in a muscle. So how do you know if you have a trigger point? Well, let’s say you are in the gym working your muscles. A normal muscle will contract and relax as it’s active. However, a trigger point is band of muscle that is tight. A trigger point will form when muscles fail to relax and often the muscle will jump when touched.
One of the tricky things about trigger points is that they can cause referred pain. You know how your wisdom tooth may begin to hurt but you feel like you have an earache? Well, trigger points can cause referred pain also, or pain felt in another part of the body.
As a physiatrist, Dr. Ingber can administer trigger point injections to alleviate pain especially in the arms, legs, lower back, and neck. A small needle is inserted into the trigger point and a anesthetic is injected. Afterwards you may feel a twitch or pain that lasts a few seconds or minutes, also numbness may last an hour or you may bruise at the injection site.
If you are looking for a New York Physiatrist consider Dr. Ingber, a physiatrist in Brooklyn and in Manhattan who specializes in physical medicine, rehabilitation, and sports medicine. Visit us online at http://www.dringber.com.
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