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What is Trigger Point Injections?

A trigger point is an irritable, painful muscle band or palpable knot that causes localized or referred pain. Trigger point injections are intended to relax the area of pain and spasm allowing improved blood flow to the irritated trigger point.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 35 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Neck pain 28 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Fibromyalgia 19 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain in shoulders 11 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Pain in hips 10 2 Efficacy_moderate
Other 4 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 66 patients currently having Trigger Point Injections

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 7
Mild
 8
None
 13

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Trigger Point Injections

Injection site pain 10
Pain 5
Pain worsened 4
Muscle spasms in neck and shoulders 2
Needle anxiety 2
brian fog if a nerve was hit. 1
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Trigger Point Injections

Always
 23 74%
Usually
 3 10%
Sometimes
 3 10%
Never
 2 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Trigger Point Injections

Very
 5 16%
Somewhat
 6 19%
A little
 10 32%
Not at all
 10 32%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Trigger Point Injections

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 7%
$50-99
 3 21%
$25-49
 1 7%
< $25
 9 64%

Report created on February 12, 2012.