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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 38 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Neck pain 35 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Fibromyalgia 27 7 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 75 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
 14

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
 24 75%
Usually
 3 9%
Sometimes
 3 9%
Never
 2 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Trigger Point Injections

Very
 5 16%
Somewhat
 6 19%
A little
 10 31%
Not at all
 11 34%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Trigger Point Injections

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 7%
$50-99
 3 20%
$25-49
 1 7%
< $25
 10 67%

Report created on May 27, 2012.