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What is Trigger Point Therapy?

Category: Physical Therapy

Most popular types: Body Back Buddy

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Trigger point therapy is a bodywork technique that involves the applying of pressure to tender muscle tissue in order to relieve pain and dysfunction in other parts of the body. Sometimes massage and trigger point therapy are performed together.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Fibromyalgia 16 5
Pain 10 4
Muscle tension 4 1
Improve mobility 2 0
Myofascial pain syndrome 2 2

Show all 17 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 102 patients that have gone to Trigger Point Therapy

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 1
Mild 3
None 10

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Trigger Point Therapy

Side effect Patients Percentage
Pain 2
Tenderness 1

Why patients stopped taking Trigger Point Therapy

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Expense 6
Course of treatment ended 4
Did not seem to work 4
Other 4
Side effects too severe 4
Personal research 1
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Duration

Stopped going to Trigger Point Therapy

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 4
1 - 6 months 5
6 months - 1 year 2
1 - 2 years 1
5 - 10 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 7
Usually 5
Sometimes 1
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 3
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 5
Not at all hard to take 5
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 1
$100-199 0
$50-99 1
$25-49 3
< $25 5
Not specified 4
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1 patient evaluation for Trigger Point Therapy

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Nov 4, 2015 (Started Mar 01, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 30 min Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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