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Muscle Knots In Neck Relief In Gopalapuram

Treatment for myofascial neck pain often involves a multi-model approach, combining various strategies, aiming to identify the incorrect postures which has caused the development of trigger points, relieving the trigger points and restoring the muscle function and preventing relapse.

Our centre, Absolute Vital Health offers the best treatment for muscle knots in gopalapuram ranging from identifying the trigger points, releasing them with USG image guided release injections, followed by physical therapy.

Prolotherapy In Gopalapuram

Prolotherapy is a regenerative technique which involves injecting an irritant solution, most commonly hypertonic dextrose (sugar water), into injured or painful ligaments, tendons, joints, or even directly into muscle trigger points. This solution triggers body’s own healing casca
Prolotherapy solutions (like dextrose) can also be injected directly into myofascial trigger points. The goal here is to stimulate healing and release the muscle knots, taut bands and pain at the trigger points due to muscle imbalance.

Chronic Myofascial Pain Treatment In Gopalapuram

Absolute Vital Health offers the best Chronic Myofascial Pain Treatment which involves trigger points release Techniques followed by physical therapy. In our centre Trigger Point Injections are given where we inject a numbing medicine (e.g., lidocaine) or use prolotherapy, or even Botox directly into the trigger point to relieve pain. 

Dry Needling (DN) is another method of trigger point release where a thin needle is directly inserted into the trigger point without injecting any substance. This helps break up muscle tension.
Medications like anti inflammatory and muscle relaxants to relieve any spasm are used as adjuvant in chronic myofascial pain treatment. Once trigger points are released, the patient is taught certain simple exercises to be done on daily basis, which prevents the trigger points from coming back. Few patients may require multiple trigger points release sessions if its long standing pain.

Muscle Knots Treatment In Gopalapuram

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is most common in the neck. It is a chronic pain condition affecting the muscles around the neck and shoulder and the surrounding connective tissue called fascia. It’s characterized by the presence of “trigger points” –muscle knots which are taut bands within the muscle when pressed can cause pain locally or spread pain to other areas, presenting as headache, shoulder pain and neck pain.

When these muscle knots are relieved, we can see that patient gets dramatic relief from neck pain and headache.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I identify if my headache is related to muscle tightness?

certain Factors can result in headache due to muscle tightness such as Repetitive movements (e.g., prolonged gadgets usage, carrying heavy bags on shoulder), Poor posture, Stress and anxiety (leading to muscle tension) and Lack of regular exercise

If you have the following symptoms and signs then the headache may be due to muscle tightness. 

 

  • Continuous or intermittent dull aching pain in the neck along with headache

Aggravation of pain with prolonged activities like working or studying.

Feeling of knots or bands in the muscles surrounding neck

 

  • Pressing the muscle knots can initiate a headache

   Pain is atleast partly relieved with adequate rest to the neck, or periodic stretching.

How long does it take to see results from prolotherapy?
The timeline for seeing results from prolotherapy can vary from person to person, as it depends on several factors, like the duration of pain, extent of muscle tightness, general Health condition, age. The healing process varies from individual to individual, where it can range from 2weeks-3weeks in some Healthy individuals, whereas it may require multiple sessions in some people taking 4-6weeks. The pain relief is usually not felt immediately, it may take minimum 10days to feel any difference . Immediately after injection pain may be felt due to muscle soreness post injection.
What treatment options are available for myofascial pain in Gopalapuram
The best Myofascial pain treatment approach may vary from person to person. Long standing trigger points cannot be released easily with manual or stretching therapies and physiotherapy. They will most of the time require trigger point release injections, followed by physical therapy. Lifestyle changes and Self-Care can only help in sustainable pain relief. They include regular gentle exercise, Relaxation Techniques like deep breathing, meditation, to control Stress levels. following proper Ergonomics st workplace can significantly reduce strain on neck muscles. Adequate Sleep, Healthy Diet and Hydration are basic needs for good muscle function.