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What is Muscle Injection?

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Trigger point injection (TPI) is used to treat extremely painful areas of muscle. Normal muscle contracts and relaxes when it is active.A trigger point is a knot or tight, ropy band of muscle that forms when muscle fails to relax.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Nerve pain (neuralgia) 2 2
Sciatic nerve pain 2 1
Back pain 1 2
Improve mobility 1 2
Neck pain 1 2
Pain in lower back 1 2
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 1
Mild 1
None 1

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Muscle Injection

Side effect Patients Percentage
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 3
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 2
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 0
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