Trigger Point Injection Therapy
What are Trigger Points?
Trigger points cause pain more often than any other condition, are drastically under-diagnosed. Trigger points are specific, hyperirritable and hypersensitive areas in muscle that suffer from decreased circulation, increased contraction and spasm. Lack of circulation creates a high anomaly of toxins and increased nerve sensitivity that can range from low ache to sharp pain.
Reduced circulation in trigger points will eventually lead to muscle shortening and restricted movement which further accentuates the pain, thus completing a cycle of decreased mobility and further pain. This commonly becomes the underlying cause of chronic headache pain, and the patient will continue to suffer from these until the problem trigger points are treated directly.
Causes of Trigger Points
Tender trigger points typically develop from lack of stretching or improper stretching but can also be caused from stress/trauma, repetitive motion or even poor posture.
Other common causes are:
- sitting without firm back support (slumped posture)
- prolonged sitting (leaning to one side)
- cradling a phone between ear and shoulder
- one leg shorter than the other
- typing on a keyboard that is too high
- prolonged improper sleeping position
- overly tight bra straps
- carrying a purse (prolonged hiking up of the shoulder)
- head-forward posture
- whiplash
Common Symptoms
Symptoms of trigger point pain within the shoulder/neck muscles are:
- headaches on the temple (tension headaches)
- pain behind the eye
- dizziness or vertigo
- severe and/or sharp neck pain
- stiff neck (limited range of motion)
- intolerance to weight on the shoulders (purse, backpack, etc.)
- pain on the back of the shoulder pain or on the inside of the upper arm
- a deep ache over the top of the shoulder
- a burning pain close to the spine between upper shoulder blades
Treatment for Trigger Point
Trigger point injections using sarapin are an effective treatment option for pain in areas containing trigger points,
or knots of muscle that form when muscles do not relax. These points can also irritate nerves around them, causing
pain in other areas of the body. Sarapin is a natural solution extracted from Sarraceniaceae, a pitcher plant,
and used as an alternative to steroids or cortisone injections for the treatment of chronic pain. This alternative
offers patients effective relief from pain, swelling and inflammation caused by certain orthopedic conditions, while
eliminating the side effects often caused by other types of injections.
As a natural substance, Sarapin is non-toxic and does not within the body and does not damage or weaken cartilage bones or tendons It be injected nearly anywhere in the body and is commonly used to treat sciatic pain, intercostal neuralgia and alcoholic neuritis.
This treatment is administered several times over the course of four to 12 weeks.To maximize results, Sarapin injections may be combined with other alternative treatment methods such as physical therapy and chiropractic care.Sarapin injections have been used for many decades as a natural alternative to the sometimes toxic injections commonly used to relieve pain. It is effective for many patients in treating hronic pain and allowing patients to return to their regular activities.
