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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 & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Pain | 43 | 11 |
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| Neck pain | 39 | 13 |
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| Fibromyalgia | 35 | 11 |
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| Pain in shoulders | 11 | 10 |
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| Pain in hips | 10 | 2 |
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| Pain in lower back | 4 | 1 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Trigger Point Injections
| Injection site pain | 10 | |
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| Pain | 5 | |
| Pain worsened | 4 | |
| Muscle spasms in neck and shoulders | 2 | |
| Needle anxiety | 2 | |
| Pain in hips | 1 | |
| See all 15 reported side effects ▼ | ||
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Trigger Point Injections
Always |
30 | 73% |
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Usually |
5 | 12% |
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Sometimes |
4 | 10% |
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Never |
2 | 5% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Trigger Point Injections
Very |
6 | 15% |
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Somewhat |
8 | 20% |
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A little |
13 | 32% |
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Not at all |
14 | 34% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Trigger Point Injections
$200+ |
1 | 5% |
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$100-199 |
1 | 5% |
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$50-99 |
3 | 16% |
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$25-49 |
1 | 5% |
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< $25 |
13 | 68% |
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