A trigger point is a small, irritable band within a muscle that hurts when pressed and often refers pain somewhere else entirely. A point in the upper trapezius can produce a headache behind the eye; one in the gluteal muscles can send pain down a leg convincingly enough to be mistaken for sciatica. Trigger point therapy delivered through fine-gauge needling targets those bands directly, reaching tissue that … Continue reading Trigger Point Therapy Through Fine-Gauge Needling