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Chronic muscle pain is known as Myofascial Pain—a condition of inflammation and pain that affects the connective tissues that covers the muscles. The symptoms of muscle pain usually involve specific ‘trigger points,’ or areas of intense muscle spasm and pain. This may be experienced by a muscle group or a single muscle. This pain is sometimes intensified by activity or stress, and can be caused by any of the following:

• Trauma or Injury;
• Overuse from excessive exercise or work-related exertion;
• Unaccustomed exertion;
• Fibromyalgia;
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome;
• Arthritis;
• Anxiety and Stress; and/or
• Depression.

Chronic muscle pain is linked to other conditions, including headaches as well as pain in the jaw, neck, lower back, pelvis, and arms and legs.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Muscle Pain

When muscle pain does not resolve on its own, it’s important to seek out a physician that specializes in the musculoskeletal system. Physiatrists (specialists in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) are nerve, muscle, and bone specialists who concentrate on pain management and rehabilitation. Treatment for muscle pain may involve any of the following practices:

• Physical Therapy;
• Massage Therapy;
• Acupuncture; and/or
• Trigger Point Injections: For some patients, muscle pain can be a debiliatating experience that makes it difficult to withstand normal rehabilitative practices (as outlined above). Others simply do not respond to treatment, and continue to experience pain. For such patients, trigger point injections are an excellent option. Trigger Point Injections involve the use of a local anesthetic and/or cortisone, which is injected in trigger points—extremely painful areas of muscle.

Trigger Point Injections and Muscle Pain at Monmouth Pain and Rehabilitation Center

At Monmouth Pain and Rehabilitation Center, our paradigm of care is centered on using the most conservative approach possible during the pain management and rehabiltiation process. With physical therapy, massage, and minimally invasive procedures (such as Trigger Point Injections), we help patients avoid aggressive, damaging treatments as well as the overuse of over-the-counter and prescription painkillers. The overall goal is to reduce pharmaceutical intervention for patients suffering from muscle pain so that healthy, drug-free rehabilitative practices may be used instead.

Trigger Point Injections at our Red Bank, NJ practice are performed with the guidance of Ultrasound technology. This imaging technique, which uses the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to obtain live images of the musculoskeletal system, assists our doctors in performing the most precise and effective Trigger Point Injections possible.

Please contact our office today to learn more about treatment for muscle pain in Monmouth County.