TRIGGER POINT PAIN, MYOFASCIAL

This study tested two types of injections for people with long-term neck pain from hard-to-treat muscle knots in the upper back. 96 adults received either a dextrose (sugar water) or lidocaine-saline (numbing salt water) injection guided by ultrasound, plus home exercises. The go…

This study looked at whether giving a trigger point injection (a small shot of numbing medicine into tight muscle spots) right after knee replacement surgery can lower pain and reduce the need for opioid painkillers. Eleven adults having knee replacement took part. Some got the r…

This study tested two non-invasive treatments for neck muscle pain in 50 adults. One group received shockwave therapy, the other low-level laser therapy. After three weeks, laser therapy reduced pain more and improved neck movement better than shockwave therapy.

This study tested two manual therapy methods—positional release and Graston technique—to see which better relieves neck pain from trigger points (muscle knots). 34 adults with at least one trigger point took part. Pain, disability, and neck movement were measured over three weeks…

This study tested two ways to treat painful muscle knots in the upper back: dry needling (using thin needles) and manual trigger point release (hands-on pressure). 48 adults with moderate to severe pain for at least 4 weeks took part. The goal was to see which method better reduc…

This study tested whether using ultrasound (phonophoresis) with two different gels could reduce pain and improve neck movement in people with trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle. Twenty adults with trigger points took part. Researchers measured pain intensity, pain thres…

This study checked how well a practitioner could find a rib by touch (palpation) compared to using ultrasound imaging. 44 adults with ribs took part. The goal was to see if manual feeling is reliable for guiding dry needling of deep shoulder muscles.