Trigger point injections may help relieve chronic muscle pain, including pain in your neck. These injections target “knots” in your muscles called trigger points that can cause pain, stiffness, and ...

Even if you haven't heard of "trigger points," you probably still know what they is. Basically a fancy way of saying a muscle knot or kink, trigger point therapy refers to easing pain in an area on ...

This thermal image of the body highlights a region that contains common trigger points. We don’t know exactly how trigger points form but it is thought to be associated with chronic stretch or ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Pinpointing pain, dry needling is growing in popularity. The up-and-coming technique uses tiny needles to treat and manage pain. A car accident last year left Sophia Fuchs with ...

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a common yet often misunderstood condition characterized by trigger points within the muscles or fascia (a type of connective tissue), leading to either acute or ...

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Over the past few years of reviewing health and fitness products, I’ve tested over a dozen different massage guns. While they all have the same function — percussive therapy — there are subtle ...