Paul, Barbara, and Sandra all suffer from muscle pain. Paul, a landscaper, spends most of his day digging; Barbara, a data entry clerk, works at a computer; and Sandra, a mother of three, recently ...

Trigger points can arise from stress, anxiety, and even vitamin deficiencies. So how can they be treated? This thermal image of the body highlights a region that contains common trigger points. We don ...

Paul, Barbara and Nancy all suffer from muscle pain. Paul, a landscaper, spends most of his day digging; Barbara, a data entry clerk, works at a computer; and Nancy, a single parent with three ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Excessive sensitivity apparently plays a role in cluster headaches, and blocking the hypersensitive muscle trigger points with local anesthetic may be beneficial in ...

DENVER — Distracting chronic pain patients from trigger point injections (TPIs) by transporting them, via virtual reality (VR), to a beautiful beach complete with the soothing sound of waves helps ...

Maybe you went to bed just fine, but you wake up with hardened, sensitive spots in areas including your neck, shoulders, or back? Or these develop over the course of a day, causing distracting ...

On a daily basis, I am asked what the downsides of cortisone injections are. The answer depends on location of the injection, medical history, type of steroid used, and technique. Steroid injections ...