| Trigger Point Pain for Pain | ||
| What is a Trigger Point? | ||
| A trigger point is a tight and painful "knot" in a muscle fiber. It forms after a muscle is strained or injured. The trigger point can at times be felt just under the skin's surface. Trigger points are tender to the touch and when pressure is applied to one, the pain can radiate to other parts of the same muscle, a "trigger effect". | ||
| Muscles around the shoulder blade, knee, lower back and neck are prone to trigger points. Trigger points are made up of an accumulation of toxic muscle waste products. These substances are trapped in the muscle and can stay there for quite a while. | ||
| What can the Staff at South Lake Chiropractic PC do for your Trigger Points? | ||
| We
can do many things. We combine intensive manual techniques to "break
up" the nodule in the muscle with traditional modalities such as
ultrasound, electric muscle stimulation, and moist heat. We perform
release techniques and stretching to relax the muscle spasm and
return the muscle to its normal resting length.
We also use state of the art technology in Cold Laser Therapy ( see under treatments) |
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| Trigger Point Therapy (TPT) with COLD LASER | ||
| A contributing factor to many of our patient's muscle pain or spasms may be one of more trigger points. Any muscle can have several Trigger Points. A therapeutic dose of laser light energy into the Trigger Point reduces the trigger point and allows the healing process to speed up markedly. Several treatments may be needed. These injections may be given in sessions of 2-3 times per week for 4 weeks. You may feel benefit after the first treatment, but 12 sessions is an average time. We would discuss with you what is expected in your case. | ||