As a massage therapist, I also recommend anyone with a high physical demand with mobility to get regular massages. There are muscles that connect to the base of your skull and neck, which can cause migraines too.
@@lisakukla459 I hope you're able to find relief. I wouldn't wish mobility disabilities on anyone. Especially an LMT. Our bodies are our careers... I have moderate to severe Osteoarthritis of the spine and I'd be insane from pain without massages. The erector muscles and scalene muscles pulling on my bones can be excruciating.
I'm kinda nervous of going to massage cause I have barely any muscle anywhere, I know this might be a dumb insecurity thing but it seems somehow unnecessary. Even though I do often experience back/neck pains and headaches related to that
It only massages were covered on insurance. They're the only thing that helps my pain other than my pain meds. So important. And pricy for those of us on Social Security Disability. Maybe someday!
@@Nan-59 if anywhere around you has a massage school, they sometimes give out severely discounted rates for massages from students to help them learn. They listen well to guided instruction too. Sorry insurance doesn't cover it for you. Some chiropractor clinics accept medicaid/Medicare and have massage therapists on staff for after adjustments, all covered by insurance. I hope any part of this can help you 🙏
These only gave me very temporary relief. The process was tolerable but the results were not that great. I hope you get more relief than I did. Again every persons experience / results is different.
I figured out if you get them in different spots and it doesn't work try a different spot..It worked for me on the third try.I had two slipped disc in my neck.
Omg I love the trigger point injects. I don’t do it for migraines, so I’m not sure how that works, but for a tight spasming muscle, it works wonders for me. Hope you start feeling better
Omg the needle moving part makes me wanna cry. You are far braver than me! I had Covid a while back and got monoclonal antibody therapy for it. That was 4 injections into my belly and the nurse moved the needle around on one of them, which wasn't supposed to happen. I already stay sore for longer than most after injections and these were known to be particularly painful as it was but the spot where that one needle got moved was twice as sore for almost twice as long as the others. I can feel it now just thinking about it!
Traction on my neck has always helped my headaches and neck pain better than trigger point injections. Well, actually, surgically having my trap muscles moved (long story lol, I have EDS) helped my neck pain and headaches the most, but non-surgical options, traction is great. Highly recommend! :)
I had traction done on my neck at a physical therapy office. What I didn't know at the time the person applying the traction was the receptionist and not a PT tech or actual physical therapist. I ended up with soft tissue damage and a pinched nerve. It was an absolutely terrible experience. When I complained everyone said oh that's a not typical result with traction which was frustrating.
@@psychedforlife7176 Oh man, I can’t believe they had someone unqualified doing that to you! I’m so sorry! My Chiropractor does it to me and it’s such a relief of pressure, it’s unreal. I hope you have better experiences going forward! 🙏🤞
I have hypermobility spectrum disorder and possible fibromyalgia and traction on my neck really relieved some of the pressure on the nerves in there that kept causing occipital headaches. I hope I can go back some time soon once I manage through my mental health issues, or get one myself.
How difficult was that? To get them to do it? I'm in the uk and the lack of knowledge, care and even acknowledgement for Eds sufferers here is atrocious! I was diagnosed ehlers danlos syndrome but 11 different family doctors and 28 different rheumatology consultants and they all refuse to call it ehlers danlos syndrome! I have medical notes stating Eds (once!) joint hypermobility syndrome, chronic pain from joint hypermobility syndrome, fibromyalgia 🤦🏼♀️🙄 and anything else they can think of to avoid actually saying ehlers danlos syndrome. I'm having the same struggle with my endometriosis too tbh and as for crohn's disease 🙄 I will quote my 1st family doctor in the uk "fat people can't have crohns disease. I know you were diagnosed when you were 12 and had an eating disorder BUT you're fat now so its physically impossible"......I wish someone would tell my body that!! I'm Norwegian living in the UK, 1 thing I can most definitely say is free healthcare does not mean better healthcare. If anything they're less likely to help and less likely to take you seriously. I want a hysterectomy because having a pregnancy will actually kill me but because I'm 30 and I have pcos all I ever get is "lose weight and you'll cure your pcos and then that will fix your fertility and you can have a baby" I DONT WANT A BABY 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ sorry lol the nhs just pisses me off 😅
I've been getting botox for my severe chronic migraines for the last year or so(just had an appointment 2 days ago!) And botox, along with 2 different oral "rescue/abortive" meds or 1 subdermal rescue injection, have been such a life saver, tbh. But I've never heard of trigger point injections, and now I kinda want to look into it for other chronic pain lol
Funny, in a strange way, I actually got trigger point injection for muscle spasms in my back long before I finally asked for botox for my headaches. Botox was a Godsend, trigger point injection (for me) are great if they hit the exact right spot, not as helpful if not. One provider used a handheld device to find the spots, and those were the best results ever.
I had these done because I have Myofascial pain Syndrome. It helped a little. My pain specialist said he'd never done them other places on the body besides the back, and I needed them done on my front and sides. I'm glad you are spreading awareness!
One of my favorite treatments! It's such a simple way to break the pain cycle in an incredibly short period of time. I hope you have some nice relief over the long term!
I’ve never heard of these before. As a chronic pain sufferer, I hope you’ll keep us updated on the process. (I did look it up and do a bit of research, but I trust your opinion more than some random website…)
I hope it helps. Good for you Jo still trying things to help instead of being too bitter to try anymore. I know it's tough to help ourselves sometimes, even though that sounds insane to say.
I’ve had trigger point injections before. I had a severely herniated disc that lasted a year. It took 3 epidurals and 2 trigger point injections for the pain to go away. They are very helpful
You are enviably stoic and composed! Can you please explain someday how you manage the pain of the multiple injections? My fear of the pain keeps me from getting this treatment. Thank you I LOVE your channel.
Trigger point injections honestly are best used when it's a muscle issue. I get really tight muscles and then experience spasms. The trigger point injections work awesome for that they immediately stop the spasming and provide rest for the muscle as well as near instant pain relief. However I also had a disc in my neck rupture & that pain was only relieved by cervical fusion. I would seek out a neurosurgeon just to see if maybe it is disc degeneration in the neck instead of a muscle problem.
I have not gone to a chiropractor in a few years and would get trigger point injections. I have slight scoliosis in my lumbar region and suffer from sciatica. The injections were truly life savers because while getting adjusted regularly and physical therapy, I had no sciatica flare ups.
I just want to say thank you for putting the trigger warning. I have a phobia of needles, and thanks to that I was able to cover up the video with my hand and just read the captions. Thank you.
I can't watch because I have a needle phobia but I just wanted to stop by and give a like and comment as thanks for the warning. Not many people are that considerate and it meant a lot to me
Ive had trigger point injections before, still do them. Its been a few years. Yes the effects are temporary, however any kind of pain reduction is amazing. I hold my stress in my neck and shoulders, I also have chronic migraines for about 17 years. I have found these to be very helpful in conjunction with other therapies ( physical therapy, massage therapy, pain meds) Stick with it, try 2 or 3 rounds you should see better results. Love your content!!!!!
I have had this done for pain in my neck and head due to an accident. It helped to change my quality of life. It stopped pain I thought could be permanent.
I have a chronic illness that causes joint pain, headaches and nausea, I get lymphatic massage and that helps a lot (although not all lymphatic massage is created equal, the one I go to is Vodder trained).
Years of physical therapy from a connective tissue disorder specialist made a huge difference with my head and neck pain (dx intractable occipital neuralgia). I bet a PT who specialized in CTDs or who worked with fascia would be helpful to you Jo because of your fibromyalgia. Trigger point injections do not help at all, they just cause me more pain. Nerve blocks help take the edge off for a new days, then my pain increases for a week, then goes to my normal pain levels. Nerve ablation increases my pain for a week then gives about 25% relief for 1-2.5 months, then returns to my normal pain levels. With Botox it takes 3-6 weeks to first see the effect, and it gets more effective with each injection over time. I’ve been getting Botox for migraines for almost 8 years now. It gives me about 50% reduction in pain. Lyrica is actually the most helpful med for my head/neck pain. It gives a 75% reduction in pain (before Botox cuts the remaining pain in half). I have intramuscular Toradol to give myself for the really bad flare ups, which stops the flare up 50% if the time.
This is gonna sound weird but a chiropractor helped a lot. I get that your really physically active, but if you have to sit at a desk for a long time your hip can roll and twist which can lead to back pain which can lead to headaches. It helped me I’m not a professional though.
I totally agree! 100% chiropractors have so much beneficial elements to health! From head to toe (or in this case, prosthetic toe ;) I know different factors play in to part depending on the case from back pain, but finding the RIGHT chiropractor for your needs will make all the difference!
I had these done weekly in my neck and shoulders when I was maybe 13-14. They had some effect but definitely weren't a fix. The thing that helped me the most was getting a lift in my shoe, apparently one of my legs was slightly shorter than the other at the time! As an adult my shoulder and neck pain is more easily managed thankfully!
Trigger points helped a little, but the best thing was my radio frequency nerve ablation. Had it in November and I’ve been pain free in neck and no right sided migraines, or occipital migraines in three great months. I hope your injections last a wee bit longer than a few hours. For me, I only got a few hours relief.
Botox injections really helped mine. Maybe give them a try. I get them full-body for my degenerative neuromuscular disease and they've really helped my headaches and pain.
I get trigger point injections in the large muscles in my shoulders to stop the pulling on my neck. I didn't notice a huge improvement the first time, but, I started getting them every 6 months and that's when I noticed the improvement. It helps to ice the area you get injected the first day, (20 minutes, go do something for an hour, Ice again, repeat). I found that as long as I was moving my arms in a non aggressive, light workout, in between icing, I had better results. Every body responds differently, and the results vary depending on how you react to your body. Hope these help you as much as they help me!
Ah I LOVE my trigger point injections. So much relief for a good month. It takes a while to work but once your body gets caught up it's heaven. I no longer get migraines.
I've had this recommended to me, I have also have some nerves and neck problems also lots of headaches. This was helpful! I wanna know if you see any change doing if you do it consistently 🤷♀️
I had an idea I thought I'd comment on this vid so you have a higher chance of seeing it. When you want to wear flip flops why don't you get your old foot and superglue a flip flop to it then when you want to wear flip flops just swap your foot round 👍
I did injections of lidocaine under my scalp for chronic migraines. They helped it was like a weight lifting off my head, however it only helped for a few days. My neurologist gave me the option to try Botox and it was far more successful. It’s under my scalp and in my SCM on my neck and my upper trapezius on my shoulders. I wish you had more successful pain relief. I know how frustrating it is.
Try daily physiotherapy. Try daily magnesium oil application Try changing all stuff to ergonomic only positioning - i.e. mobile screens up to eye height, screens all at eye height, make sure your tv is eye height. Always stretch when your neck is not moving. Every 10 minutes, just do some AROM and SCM stretches. Massage using a theracane, a massagers thumb saver, a ball. Learn myofacial release. Don't over massage though.
I had them on my hand three times and I only got temporary results and ended up getting surgery that “fixed” the pain issues for about 10 years which I consider a success. I have an autoimmune disease that’s destroying my joints so I always knew it wasn’t going to be a cure.
I suffer from chronic pain and get these in my upper trap area from extremely tight muscles and they work wonders for me to keep my muscles from seizing. I have also tried them in my neck for tightness and headaches but it didn’t work I hope they work for you
Have you tried dry needling? Did wonders for my pain when other things wouldn’t help! I like it cause I can just go to PT and the needles are super small since they aren’t injecting meds.
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I have a ton of neck issues (and suspect I may have chiari malformation. But I’ve several conditions/ diagnoses that make that a whole lot more likely. Though I’m somewhat wary of pursuing it and I’ve seen your past history with that- thank you for sharing that so openly). Hard to be sure what all is going on with my neck because I had an injury as a child and then was in two rather severe car accidents less than a year apart well into my already preeexisting severe neck and headache issues. Anyway- I had some success with trigger point injections once. The doctor who gave them, however, was one of the worst and most traumatic docs I’ve ever met so I never went back. But I also suspect I had a totally different medication injected than what you’re getting? I was told they were an every 3-6 months thing and also that I would not likely feel or notice a difference until a day or two after. And that was more how it went for me. It was nothing that was really notable at first but I had a good 4 or so months where especially looking back and then when they wore off that it became a lit more obvious they had made a difference. A lot less pain and headaches. I’m not totally sure how my neck issues interact with headaches. It’s clear they do. But in my case I get rather traditional migraines that seem like a very separate thing (these days they’re not too bad or frequent. Malnutrition was probably the biggest factor as that’s my most disabling and obvious health issue/s- I have gut disease so every I’m entirely dependent on IV nutrition and hydration and before I got nutritionally stable I was having near daily migraines) and my biggest triggers are hormones and fluorescent lighting and noise (ERs are like guaranteed migraine for me!) But I also get these very alarming headaches that seem very neck based or start and involve this alarming severe neck pain going up into the back of my head. I’ve had fever and vomiting happen along with it enough I’ve had several meningitis scares because it looks and behaves super similarly. Thankfully these two haven’t been as common in recent years. But my neck itself is still a total mess. Actually I’m glad you posted this because I have an appointment with a newer to me pain management doc next week. Might discuss these with him and I’m going to ask if there’s different types of medication they use. Coming back weekly for them sounds intense. I wish I knew the details of the ones that did help me (gosh, it was almost 15 years ago now!) because I’d be happy to share just what it was I was injected with if I knew! But they were called trigger point. Though as I recall while my pain was in my neck and I’ve got herniated discs in some of my highest vertebrae, they did some more in my shoulders or traps as well as back of the neck itself. I questioned it since that didn’t seem to be where my pain was but I wonder if that was part of it. Granted- totally understand we likely have totally different issues. But tossing that out there in case it helps in any way. I do hope you’re finally able to find something works for you!
And somehow didn’t realize this was an older video. Or I assumed it was newer given the smaller number of comments. Well, either way I hope you’re heading in a positive direction on the neck and migraine front!
I get trigger point injections along my sternum and lower ribs, I don't know if it's possible with the neck but for me they tend to work better when they poke at the issue area with the needle directly until It triggers the pain before injecting
I've had trigger point injections on my lower back several times and they helped me a lot. I also had dry needling which seemed to help even though there's some debate on their effectiveness. I've had four back surgeries including a two level fusion plus I've had both hips and knees replaced by the time I was 45 so my back has had to compensate for a lot while itself being a big POS.
I don’t like needles but it’s more of that I don’t like seeing them go into the skin, so when I have to get shots I just look away. (Also why I don’t like watching the news, always putting multiple clips of people get injected with the vaccine)
Hey! If the trigger point doesn’t work for the neck pain and headaches see if they can try Botox. The trigger point injections only really help if numbing agents work really well on you
When I went to the pain clinic, they froze the area before they put the injections in my neck, shoulder, and skull. I got steroids and painkillers. I went 4 times. Not much help for headaches. I was also taking biofeedback, which made the soreness of the injection site totally disappear. That didn't help the migraines either.
They wanted to do this for my fibro pain but because of my scoliosis there was like an 80% chance it might paralyze me so I said no my mom had gotten them done before but the relief only lasted about 3 days 3 days is not worth losing my ability to move so I just continued with my lyrica and dilaudid .
I did those for over a year. Try getting them with steroids. Sounds scary but it can help get over the pain hump. Same injections but they contain steroids and can get them every 6 weeks and it is much more effective. Doing this short term helped me recover from debilitating neck pain. 🙌
As a massage therapist, I also recommend anyone with a high physical demand with mobility to get regular massages. There are muscles that connect to the base of your skull and neck, which can cause migraines too.
Former massage therapist and current disabled mobility issue haver here - Can confirm. For sure.
@@lisakukla459 I hope you're able to find relief. I wouldn't wish mobility disabilities on anyone. Especially an LMT. Our bodies are our careers...
I have moderate to severe Osteoarthritis of the spine and I'd be insane from pain without massages. The erector muscles and scalene muscles pulling on my bones can be excruciating.
I'm kinda nervous of going to massage cause I have barely any muscle anywhere, I know this might be a dumb insecurity thing but it seems somehow unnecessary. Even though I do often experience back/neck pains and headaches related to that
It only massages were covered on insurance. They're the only thing that helps my pain other than my pain meds. So important. And pricy for those of us on Social Security Disability.
Maybe someday!
@@Nan-59 if anywhere around you has a massage school, they sometimes give out severely discounted rates for massages from students to help them learn. They listen well to guided instruction too. Sorry insurance doesn't cover it for you. Some chiropractor clinics accept medicaid/Medicare and have massage therapists on staff for after adjustments, all covered by insurance.
I hope any part of this can help you 🙏
These only gave me very temporary relief. The process was tolerable but the results were not that great. I hope you get more relief than I did. Again every persons experience / results is different.
As a nurse these shots are the new way to make more money for ho docs. They don't get the drug company perks anymore. So.....
I figured out if you get them in different spots and it doesn't work try a different spot..It worked for me on the third try.I had two slipped disc in my neck.
Omg I love the trigger point injects. I don’t do it for migraines, so I’m not sure how that works, but for a tight spasming muscle, it works wonders for me. Hope you start feeling better
Omg the needle moving part makes me wanna cry. You are far braver than me! I had Covid a while back and got monoclonal antibody therapy for it. That was 4 injections into my belly and the nurse moved the needle around on one of them, which wasn't supposed to happen. I already stay sore for longer than most after injections and these were known to be particularly painful as it was but the spot where that one needle got moved was twice as sore for almost twice as long as the others. I can feel it now just thinking about it!
Traction on my neck has always helped my headaches and neck pain better than trigger point injections. Well, actually, surgically having my trap muscles moved (long story lol, I have EDS) helped my neck pain and headaches the most, but non-surgical options, traction is great. Highly recommend! :)
I had traction done on my neck at a physical therapy office. What I didn't know at the time the person applying the traction was the receptionist and not a PT tech or actual physical therapist. I ended up with soft tissue damage and a pinched nerve. It was an absolutely terrible experience. When I complained everyone said oh that's a not typical result with traction which was frustrating.
@@psychedforlife7176 Oh man, I can’t believe they had someone unqualified doing that to you! I’m so sorry! My Chiropractor does it to me and it’s such a relief of pressure, it’s unreal. I hope you have better experiences going forward! 🙏🤞
I have hypermobility spectrum disorder and possible fibromyalgia and traction on my neck really relieved some of the pressure on the nerves in there that kept causing occipital headaches. I hope I can go back some time soon once I manage through my mental health issues, or get one myself.
How difficult was that? To get them to do it? I'm in the uk and the lack of knowledge, care and even acknowledgement for Eds sufferers here is atrocious! I was diagnosed ehlers danlos syndrome but 11 different family doctors and 28 different rheumatology consultants and they all refuse to call it ehlers danlos syndrome! I have medical notes stating Eds (once!) joint hypermobility syndrome, chronic pain from joint hypermobility syndrome, fibromyalgia 🤦🏼♀️🙄 and anything else they can think of to avoid actually saying ehlers danlos syndrome. I'm having the same struggle with my endometriosis too tbh and as for crohn's disease 🙄 I will quote my 1st family doctor in the uk "fat people can't have crohns disease. I know you were diagnosed when you were 12 and had an eating disorder BUT you're fat now so its physically impossible"......I wish someone would tell my body that!!
I'm Norwegian living in the UK, 1 thing I can most definitely say is free healthcare does not mean better healthcare. If anything they're less likely to help and less likely to take you seriously. I want a hysterectomy because having a pregnancy will actually kill me but because I'm 30 and I have pcos all I ever get is "lose weight and you'll cure your pcos and then that will fix your fertility and you can have a baby" I DONT WANT A BABY 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ sorry lol the nhs just pisses me off 😅
My wife always went to the chiropractor when she had a migraine. Then one visit he showed me what to do. She hasn’t had a migraine in years!
Omg you're very brave !! I had trigger point injections in the past and I was litteraly BAWLING this was awful ! I cried like a baby for 30 minutes 😅
I've been getting botox for my severe chronic migraines for the last year or so(just had an appointment 2 days ago!) And botox, along with 2 different oral "rescue/abortive" meds or 1 subdermal rescue injection, have been such a life saver, tbh. But I've never heard of trigger point injections, and now I kinda want to look into it for other chronic pain lol
Funny, in a strange way, I actually got trigger point injection for muscle spasms in my back long before I finally asked for botox for my headaches. Botox was a Godsend, trigger point injection (for me) are great if they hit the exact right spot, not as helpful if not. One provider used a handheld device to find the spots, and those were the best results ever.
I had these done because I have Myofascial pain Syndrome. It helped a little. My pain specialist said he'd never done them other places on the body besides the back, and I needed them done on my front and sides. I'm glad you are spreading awareness!
One of my favorite treatments! It's such a simple way to break the pain cycle in an incredibly short period of time. I hope you have some nice relief over the long term!
I’ve never heard of these before. As a chronic pain sufferer, I hope you’ll keep us updated on the process. (I did look it up and do a bit of research, but I trust your opinion more than some random website…)
As another person with chronic pain I can't recommend them enough! I hope Jo gets relief from them
Thanks for sharing! I have an appt in about two weeks and didn’t know exactly what to expect.
I hope it helps. Good for you Jo still trying things to help instead of being too bitter to try anymore. I know it's tough to help ourselves sometimes, even though that sounds insane to say.
I’ve had trigger point injections before. I had a severely herniated disc that lasted a year. It took 3 epidurals and 2 trigger point injections for the pain to go away. They are very helpful
You are enviably stoic and composed! Can you please explain someday how you manage the pain of the multiple injections? My fear of the pain keeps me from getting this treatment. Thank you I LOVE your channel.
Trigger point injections honestly are best used when it's a muscle issue. I get really tight muscles and then experience spasms. The trigger point injections work awesome for that they immediately stop the spasming and provide rest for the muscle as well as near instant pain relief.
However I also had a disc in my neck rupture & that pain was only relieved by cervical fusion. I would seek out a neurosurgeon just to see if maybe it is disc degeneration in the neck instead of a muscle problem.
I fully recommend a chiropractor and massage therapy combo or back to back appointments if your still struggling with the pain.
I have not gone to a chiropractor in a few years and would get trigger point injections. I have slight scoliosis in my lumbar region and suffer from sciatica. The injections were truly life savers because while getting adjusted regularly and physical therapy, I had no sciatica flare ups.
Good luck! Hope you feel better!
I have done these in my upper back and shoulders. It was worth the pain of the needles and it took several visits but it helped me a lot.
I just want to say thank you for putting the trigger warning. I have a phobia of needles, and thanks to that I was able to cover up the video with my hand and just read the captions. Thank you.
Hoping you feel better soon Jo!
Hey, one question I have; if you are right handed and therefore right footed, did you have to change which foot you use dominantly?
I can't watch because I have a needle phobia but I just wanted to stop by and give a like and comment as thanks for the warning. Not many people are that considerate and it meant a lot to me
Ive had trigger point injections before, still do them. Its been a few years. Yes the effects are temporary, however any kind of pain reduction is amazing. I hold my stress in my neck and shoulders, I also have chronic migraines for about 17 years. I have found these to be very helpful in conjunction with other therapies ( physical therapy, massage therapy, pain meds)
Stick with it, try 2 or 3 rounds you should see better results.
Love your content!!!!!
I have had this done for pain in my neck and head due to an accident. It helped to change my quality of life. It stopped pain I thought could be permanent.
I have a chronic illness that causes joint pain, headaches and nausea, I get lymphatic massage and that helps a lot (although not all lymphatic massage is created equal, the one I go to is Vodder trained).
Years of physical therapy from a connective tissue disorder specialist made a huge difference with my head and neck pain (dx intractable occipital neuralgia). I bet a PT who specialized in CTDs or who worked with fascia would be helpful to you Jo because of your fibromyalgia.
Trigger point injections do not help at all, they just cause me more pain. Nerve blocks help take the edge off for a new days, then my pain increases for a week, then goes to my normal pain levels. Nerve ablation increases my pain for a week then gives about 25% relief for 1-2.5 months, then returns to my normal pain levels. With Botox it takes 3-6 weeks to first see the effect, and it gets more effective with each injection over time. I’ve been getting Botox for migraines for almost 8 years now. It gives me about 50% reduction in pain. Lyrica is actually the most helpful med for my head/neck pain. It gives a 75% reduction in pain (before Botox cuts the remaining pain in half). I have intramuscular Toradol to give myself for the really bad flare ups, which stops the flare up 50% if the time.
This is gonna sound weird but a chiropractor helped a lot. I get that your really physically active, but if you have to sit at a desk for a long time your hip can roll and twist which can lead to back pain which can lead to headaches. It helped me I’m not a professional though.
I totally agree! 100% chiropractors have so much beneficial elements to health! From head to toe (or in this case, prosthetic toe ;)
I know different factors play in to part depending on the case from back pain, but finding the RIGHT chiropractor for your needs will make all the difference!
I used to get about 30 injections down my spine and hips due to MS pain and it definitely helped. But botox has saved me for neck and headaches
I had these done weekly in my neck and shoulders when I was maybe 13-14. They had some effect but definitely weren't a fix.
The thing that helped me the most was getting a lift in my shoe, apparently one of my legs was slightly shorter than the other at the time! As an adult my shoulder and neck pain is more easily managed thankfully!
Hugs you gently....i hope your days are pain free, your nights as well
Trigger points helped a little, but the best thing was my radio frequency nerve ablation. Had it in November and I’ve been pain free in neck and no right sided migraines, or occipital migraines in three great months. I hope your injections last a wee bit longer than a few hours. For me, I only got a few hours relief.
Botox injections really helped mine. Maybe give them a try. I get them full-body for my degenerative neuromuscular disease and they've really helped my headaches and pain.
I get trigger point injections in the large muscles in my shoulders to stop the pulling on my neck. I didn't notice a huge improvement the first time, but, I started getting them every 6 months and that's when I noticed the improvement. It helps to ice the area you get injected the first day, (20 minutes, go do something for an hour, Ice again, repeat). I found that as long as I was moving my arms in a non aggressive, light workout, in between icing, I had better results.
Every body responds differently, and the results vary depending on how you react to your body. Hope these help you as much as they help me!
Ah I LOVE my trigger point injections. So much relief for a good month. It takes a while to work but once your body gets caught up it's heaven. I no longer get migraines.
I hope u had a fast recovery
please please please talk more about this, I have chronic migraines and I'm very curious about it
6 spots?? I have 2. I get them every 3 months- they're GREAT!!
I've had this recommended to me, I have also have some nerves and neck problems also lots of headaches.
This was helpful! I wanna know if you see any change doing if you do it consistently 🤷♀️
Have you tried massage? I get some anxiety-related pain in my limbs and it works really well for me.
RFA's, aka: "nerve burns," are amazing; I get them in several spots, of my spine
I had an idea I thought I'd comment on this vid so you have a higher chance of seeing it. When you want to wear flip flops why don't you get your old foot and superglue a flip flop to it then when you want to wear flip flops just swap your foot round 👍
I did injections of lidocaine under my scalp for chronic migraines. They helped it was like a weight lifting off my head, however it only helped for a few days. My neurologist gave me the option to try Botox and it was far more successful. It’s under my scalp and in my SCM on my neck and my upper trapezius on my shoulders. I wish you had more successful pain relief. I know how frustrating it is.
Try daily physiotherapy.
Try daily magnesium oil application
Try changing all stuff to ergonomic only positioning - i.e. mobile screens up to eye height, screens all at eye height, make sure your tv is eye height.
Always stretch when your neck is not moving. Every 10 minutes, just do some AROM and SCM stretches.
Massage using a theracane, a massagers thumb saver, a ball. Learn myofacial release. Don't over massage though.
Trigger point injections are a love / hate thing with me. I think they work but it does depend on the practioner doing the injections. Good luck !!!!
Omg.. I have the trigger injection for my fibromyalgia. 💜
I had them on my hand three times and I only got temporary results and ended up getting surgery that “fixed” the pain issues for about 10 years which I consider a success. I have an autoimmune disease that’s destroying my joints so I always knew it wasn’t going to be a cure.
For someone whom also suffers from chronic migraines/headaches, let me know if you find a solution! Hopefully you find comfort 🧡
I suffer from chronic pain and get these in my upper trap area from extremely tight muscles and they work wonders for me to keep my muscles from seizing. I have also tried them in my neck for tightness and headaches but it didn’t work I hope they work for you
Hope it works great for you!
Talk about your fibro more!!! Very interesting commonalities I’m going through mentally as well
Have you tried dry needling? Did wonders for my pain when other things wouldn’t help! I like it cause I can just go to PT and the needles are super small since they aren’t injecting meds.
is it normal to stick the same needle in and out like that? i thought once a needle goes in the skin it’s done even if it’s yourself
Hoping you get relief. 🤞
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I have a ton of neck issues (and suspect I may have chiari malformation. But I’ve several conditions/ diagnoses that make that a whole lot more likely. Though I’m somewhat wary of pursuing it and I’ve seen your past history with that- thank you for sharing that so openly). Hard to be sure what all is going on with my neck because I had an injury as a child and then was in two rather severe car accidents less than a year apart well into my already preeexisting severe neck and headache issues.
Anyway- I had some success with trigger point injections once. The doctor who gave them, however, was one of the worst and most traumatic docs I’ve ever met so I never went back. But I also suspect I had a totally different medication injected than what you’re getting? I was told they were an every 3-6 months thing and also that I would not likely feel or notice a difference until a day or two after. And that was more how it went for me. It was nothing that was really notable at first but I had a good 4 or so months where especially looking back and then when they wore off that it became a lit more obvious they had made a difference. A lot less pain and headaches.
I’m not totally sure how my neck issues interact with headaches. It’s clear they do. But in my case I get rather traditional migraines that seem like a very separate thing (these days they’re not too bad or frequent. Malnutrition was probably the biggest factor as that’s my most disabling and obvious health issue/s- I have gut disease so every I’m entirely dependent on IV nutrition and hydration and before I got nutritionally stable I was having near daily migraines) and my biggest triggers are hormones and fluorescent lighting and noise (ERs are like guaranteed migraine for me!)
But I also get these very alarming headaches that seem very neck based or start and involve this alarming severe neck pain going up into the back of my head. I’ve had fever and vomiting happen along with it enough I’ve had several meningitis scares because it looks and behaves super similarly. Thankfully these two haven’t been as common in recent years. But my neck itself is still a total mess.
Actually I’m glad you posted this because I have an appointment with a newer to me pain management doc next week. Might discuss these with him and I’m going to ask if there’s different types of medication they use. Coming back weekly for them sounds intense. I wish I knew the details of the ones that did help me (gosh, it was almost 15 years ago now!) because I’d be happy to share just what it was I was injected with if I knew! But they were called trigger point. Though as I recall while my pain was in my neck and I’ve got herniated discs in some of my highest vertebrae, they did some more in my shoulders or traps as well as back of the neck itself. I questioned it since that didn’t seem to be where my pain was but I wonder if that was part of it. Granted- totally understand we likely have totally different issues. But tossing that out there in case it helps in any way.
I do hope you’re finally able to find something works for you!
And somehow didn’t realize this was an older video. Or I assumed it was newer given the smaller number of comments. Well, either way I hope you’re heading in a positive direction on the neck and migraine front!
I get trigger point injections along my sternum and lower ribs, I don't know if it's possible with the neck but for me they tend to work better when they poke at the issue area with the needle directly until It triggers the pain before injecting
I've had trigger point injections on my lower back several times and they helped me a lot. I also had dry needling which seemed to help even though there's some debate on their effectiveness.
I've had four back surgeries including a two level fusion plus I've had both hips and knees replaced by the time I was 45 so my back has had to compensate for a lot while itself being a big POS.
I don’t like needles but it’s more of that I don’t like seeing them go into the skin, so when I have to get shots I just look away. (Also why I don’t like watching the news, always putting multiple clips of people get injected with the vaccine)
Well, I hope it helps! 😊
What did you get injected with? I had cortisone shots in my back and right knee and they hurt so bad .
I'm getting an injection on the 24th. They hurt so badly, but I did feel that they helped.
Hey! If the trigger point doesn’t work for the neck pain and headaches see if they can try Botox. The trigger point injections only really help if numbing agents work really well on you
What are they injecting? Cortisone?
If it's spinal pain and not muscular, maybe joint facet injections may work? I have to get them for my Osteoarthritis in my spine.
When I went to the pain clinic, they froze the area before they put the injections in my neck, shoulder, and skull. I got steroids and painkillers. I went 4 times. Not much help for headaches. I was also taking biofeedback, which made the soreness of the injection site totally disappear. That didn't help the migraines either.
Pretty much any needle poking around my neck or head feels better than my migraines. It's always worth it to me.
My pain relief lasted 2 weeks at its longest but tbh bc my insurance fully covers them and I can get them as often as I need I'll take it
Did it hurt
How do you manage your pain everyday
Have you tried getting hijama/wet cupping done?
Hope it will good
I had Botox done for my migraines and it was AMAZING. I just wish I could afford more :(
Is it very expensive?
They wanted to do this for my fibro pain but because of my scoliosis there was like an 80% chance it might paralyze me so I said no my mom had gotten them done before but the relief only lasted about 3 days 3 days is not worth losing my ability to move so I just continued with my lyrica and dilaudid .
I did those for over a year. Try getting them with steroids. Sounds scary but it can help get over the pain hump. Same injections but they contain steroids and can get them every 6 weeks and it is much more effective. Doing this short term helped me recover from debilitating neck pain. 🙌
I've had trigger point injections...but did you know it causes the bones to soften over time? I only just recently found this out
Massage therapy is the best to try first🙏
why did I watch this even tho I knew it showed needles?? I have a bad fear and get unconfortable easily with needles😑
I didn't have any success with these. Interested to know whether you do? I hope so.💙😊
My sister wears the patches
What about botox? I am trying that out for neck and arm pain.
I get Occipital Neve Blocks along with Botox. Works well until we moved into a house full of mold. So yeah, dealing with that now.
Thc
Yeesh. Brave lady.
My mom had one of these but the person did it wrong and ended up injuring her pretty bad
Have you tried chiropractic?
My doctor suggested this after having neck/head and back pain 4 months after my car accident. I’m scared to get them
What are they injecting?
Usually a form of lidocaine
Hope it works for you.🙂
Why do you have your leg cut off
good luck......how old r u
I've had injections in my neck because I was diagnosed with occipital neuralgia.
C-4 C-5 bone fusion 4 titanium screws /titanium brace had the injection (s) I was down 4days and it lasted 4mo. Would I do it again 😆🤣🤮😆No🙄😐
Definitely see a good chiropractor
I had 2 dozen trigger point injections in my neck/shoulder…. Zero effect 😢I’m now being listed for denervation ….
I hope it helps.
I've had facet steroid injections into the neck, trigger point, an ablation and a spinal cord stimulator. None helped.
I get facet joint and trigger point injections every 4 months for my lower spine L1-L3 and Sacrum.
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Do u still ride horses or have a big fear Of horses
I do still ride!!