Re: RELIEF AT LAST/chronic myofascial trigger point

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Wow you just gave me my diagnosis that doctors have missed for over a decade, I

have a lot of other problems is why they miss it but this helps me in a huge

way. I looked up chronic myofascial trigger point and this is what I got and I

have it all and mine is everything below my nose.

Symptoms and Diagnosis

People who have CMP complain about regional pain that is persistent and

restricts motion. Often, the neck, shoulder, low back, and pelvic muscles are

affected. You may experience tension headaches, tinnitus (a ringing of the

ears), temporomandibular joint disorder, joint pain, vision problems, and

torticollis (wry neck). CMP does not cause systemic problems such as joint

swelling.

Treating CMP

Eliminating the pain of CMP usually requires a combination of passive and active

forms of physical therapy. The most common treatment is to press on the trigger

point while the muscle is being stretched. This pressure should be right between

" good " hurt and " bad " hurt. Some patients are given the stretch-and-spray

treatment, which involves spraying the affected muscle with a coolant, then

slowly stretching it. Others may undergo complementary therapies, such as

massage, acupuncture, and the application of heat and cold.

In some cases, patients are given trigger-point injections of different

substances including an anesthesia such as lidocaine or botulinum toxin A.

Sometimes a corticosteroid is added to the treatment. But corticosteroids add

little benefit and significantly increase the risk of side effects. Treatment

may also involve medications for pain and sleep and/or muscle relaxants.

I am hoping this info helps others. D Batchelor a huge THANK YOU THANK

YOU THANK YOU, I think you just have made a very big difference in this mans

life...this is what we are all here for.

Thanks again

Butch Holland

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> Hi Everyone,

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> I just found out that I am a chronic myofascial trigger point sufferer. If I

could have cut my legs off I would have, as the pain was so severe. Other parts

of my body have TRPs also but the pain isn't as bad.