Using needles to ease pain in fibromyalgia trigger points

Among the many types of pain that relates to fibromyalgia, trigger point pain is one of the most painful. Trigger point pain is pain in areas of the body such as the neck and shoulders, but can also be found in the back and even in areas of the legs and arms, but that is much rarer than in the neck and shoulders. Trigger points appear as lumps under the skin and are very painful. The pain in a trigger point not only is one of the worse pains of fibromyalgia, but it is a pain that travels away from the nodule to other parts of the body...radiating away from the trigger point.

Trigger point pain "waxes and wanes", which means it comes and goes. I have some severe trigger points in my neck and shoulders that flair-up at least once or twice a month...which is too much for me. Trigger point pain, when I get it in my shoulders and neck, makes it very hard for me to turn my head. Very painful, as many of you know.

Because trigger points are so painful to be almost debilitating, I have been searching and trying different home remedies to try to decrease these painful flair-ups. I have found something that works, but it is kind of drastic and if you don't like needles, this may not be for you. I have been stuck with so many needles over the years re: joint and back injections, that this tiny needle that I use for this home remedy doesn't bother me at all.

The next time you have a trigger point pain flair-up, find yourself a small, sterile needle. I have used the needles that my dad uses to give himself his insulin shots...a very small needle. You also need an antiseptic cleanser for the skin such as alcohol. Take a cotton ball and it to wipe the area you are going to insert the needle. Then take your needle and insert into the center of the trigger point. Do not go very deep. You only need toinsert the needle into the trigger at a depth of less than 0.5mm.

Somehow, When I introduce a needle poke in my trigger point, the pain calms down and at times, even goes completely away! I think this happens because the pain you are feeling is from spasming of the muscles. Introducing the needle seems to interrupt the spasming, causing it to either calm down or stop.

Introducing needles into your trigger points is not for the faint at heart. If you find that you faint at the site of needles or blood then you shouldn't perform this home remedy. But, for those who have tried everything and need something that really works, then try this needle remedy and then let me know how it worked for you.

This author is not responsible for any injury caused by the home remedies in this article. Always use "home remedies" at your own risk or see your doctor before trying any home remedy.

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