Muscle Pain Treatment at Perry Hall Chiropractic and Physical Therapy

Did you know that you have about 600 muscles in your body? That's a lot of muscles that can suffer pain of various types, injury, tightness, inflammation, or strain.

Muscle tightness and pain can be caused by too much exercise, injury, trauma, whiplash-type injuries, and dehydration. You may experience twitching, tightening of a muscle, or sharp pain with movement when muscle pain is involved. Sometimes, pain can mimic sciatica pain into the legs, radiating pain into the arms, and may even lead to headaches or other symptoms.

Muscle Pain due to an Injury can develop a "Trigger Point"

After a muscle in injured a "trigger point" may develop. A trigger point is an area of sensitivity in the affected muscle that can remain long after the injury is healed. Trigger points are commonly called "knots" and are often associated with muscle pain, fibromyalgia, whiplash, other muscle strains, repetitive muscle movements, and emotional stress.

The traditional medical approach to trigger point pain therapy often includes injections of local anesthetics to "numb" the pain. However, this is symptom relief that does nothing to address the CAUSE of the muscle pain. A mechanical problem demands a mechanical solution not a chemical one for long term benefits to result.

Many Patients Experience Significant Improvement in Muscle Pain after Chiropractic Care 

Many patients with muscle pain experience significant improvement after receiving chiropractic adjustments. Several studies back this up with one study of 5 men and 18 women between the ages of 11 and 76 who suffered with chronic fatigue syndrome, trigger point pain and fibromyalgia. Every patient was able to resume his or her normal activities following a series of chiropractic adjustments.

Results that amaze people are common after starting chiropractic care as it is practiced at Perry Hall Chiropractic and Physical Therapy.