Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 22:43.
My elderly friend suffers frequent painful spasms in the muscles of his lower back. He said he heard about how "trigger point injections" might help. I told him that no one really knows how a needle stick in the "knot" or "pain center" diminishes the spasm or relieves the pain. It's kinda like acupuncture in that often nothing is injected – it's a "dry needle" technique. If it helps, I said, well and good, but don't rely on it. There's no scientific evidence to substantiate the safety, reliability or effectiveness of this treatment method. Ben Goode http://www.GoSeniorFitness.com
Back Pain
My elderly friend suffers frequent painful spasms in the muscles of his lower back. He said he heard about how "trigger point injections" might help. I told him that no one really knows how a needle stick in the "knot" or "pain center" diminishes the spasm or relieves the pain. It's kinda like acupuncture in that often nothing is injected – it's a "dry needle" technique. If it helps, I said, well and good, but don't rely on it. There's no scientific evidence to substantiate the safety, reliability or effectiveness of this treatment method. Ben Goode
http://www.GoSeniorFitness.com