Should trigger point therapy be so painful?

[tigerlily]

Hi there,

I am seeing a pelvic floor specialist near me. She began giving me manual internal rectal massage as part of her treatment. She was looking for levator ani syndrome, but I don't think she found any or thought it was pretty mild. However, she says she found a trigger point near my internal sphincter. She pressed on it for a couple of minutes very gently. For quite a while afterwards it was very sore.

She told me to do the same. She went on vacation. I did the same once on my own. It didn't feel so bad while I was doing it, but after that I was even more sore for a few days. I won't see her for another week and it's been a few weeks.

Now I'm beginning to wonder if I touched a trigger point or a tender spot? I'm not sure there is a nerve there, but I don't think
trigger point release should be that painful. It's been a week or two since I touched that area and mercifully, the pain has gone away. The pain took at least three or four days to subside. I can't even imagine anyone touching that place again.

Once when I had a fissure, I had someone do internal massage afterwards when it had healed and it was no big deal. This seemed entirely different. The pain was so intense I literally saw white light and forgot to breathe.

Comments or thoughts, anyone, anyone have anything similar to this?

[rechbill]

Hi , I had as many as 50 trigger points in my periformis muscle and glutes due to oxidative stress from lyme and babasia (similar to malaria). The only way I could get rid of them was with dry needling. The needle wasn't that painful, but when the muscle would twitch when the trigger point was hit, it was excruciatingly painful. I have found that pemf has greatly reduced my pain and softened my muscles. Search pemf on this site, and you will see my posts about the technology.

[tigerlily]

Thank you. Do you use the mat, the wand, or the pillow pad primarily? and for how long? I actually own an iMRS i got for other reasons. I use the mat once every few days for 24 minutes at 150 but never thought to use for this.

Would love more details if you would be willing...

[rechbill]

Use the probe, but my biggest success come from having dry needling done. Look it up, and sorry for not seeing your request.

[therapylord]

Trigger point therapy, including dry needling, can be uncomfortable but should not be excessively painful. The level of discomfort varies between individuals and depends on factors like the therapist's skill and the severity of trigger points. Communication with the therapist is crucial. Post-treatment soreness, akin to muscle soreness, is common and typically temporary. Moreover, you can visit https://urbantherapy.org, they have a whole blog dedicated to this. Urban Therapy is a blog created for rehab literacy among people by a bunch of college grads.