Monday, April 28, 2014

Gaining More Understanding

Today I had trigger point injections on my shoulders, neck, and back of my scalp. I have to admit the scalp injections were the weirdest by far. I was given them on the scalp to try and help reduce both the frequency and severity of my migraines.

This morning, once again I woke up with one (sigh), this one offered tons of pressure behind my right eye. Dr S was right with the final scalp injection that within a few minutes the pressure would leave.

The muscles on my neck and shoulders were tight as rocks when he started the injections. By the end, they had already loosened greatly. However, unfortunately I am looking at a series of trigger point for a while before my muscles relearn how to relax.

One thing I have learned through the trigger point process process here is through the combination of ultra sound and trigger point this office can identify exactly which muscles are tightening up and why. In my case these muscles have fibrous tissue within the muscle causing cramping, pain, and other issues. Because of this fibrous tissue the nerve endings are not responding properly. Combine this with arthritis and well, yeah there are days I am quite uncomfortable.