TRIGGER POINT INJECTIONS IN DRAPER, UTAH
For Muscular Pain, Tension Headache and Migraine
A short in-office treatment targeting the taut, tender bands in muscle that refer pain elsewhere — performed by a nurse practitioner with thirty years of clinical experience.
INTERRUPTING THE PAIN CYCLE
A trigger point is a palpable, taut band within a muscle that is both locally tender and refers pain in a characteristic pattern elsewhere. The classic example is the upper trapezius, where a trigger point commonly refers pain up the side of the neck and into the head — which is why so many people carrying tension in their shoulders experience it as a headache. Once established, the cycle is self-sustaining: contraction restricts local blood flow, which causes pain, which causes more contraction.
A trigger point injection interrupts that cycle directly. A small volume is delivered into the band itself, mechanically disrupting it and relieving the local contraction. The treatment takes minutes, is performed in the office, and has no meaningful downtime — some local soreness afterwards is common and passes.
Assessment is what makes it work. Not every painful muscle contains a trigger point, and not every headache is muscular. Palpating for the taut band, reproducing the referral pattern, and distinguishing muscular pain from other causes is the clinical part of the visit. Kelly Lance spent more than thirty years in clinical medicine before founding this practice, and that assessment is the reason a treatment like this belongs here rather than being offered blind.
For patients whose headaches are frequent or severe, trigger point work is one part of a picture rather than the whole answer, and we will say so. Where a headache pattern warrants proper neurological evaluation, that is the recommendation you will get rather than a series of injections.
WHAT THIS TREATMENT INCLUDES
What trigger point injections at La Belle Vie involves
Treats muscular pain and referred pain patterns
Part of every trigger point injections plan at La Belle Vie.
Commonly used for tension headache and migraine
Part of every trigger point injections plan at La Belle Vie.
Short in-office treatment, no downtime
Part of every trigger point injections plan at La Belle Vie.
Neck, shoulder and upper back trigger points
Part of every trigger point injections plan at La Belle Vie.
Performed by a nurse practitioner
Part of every trigger point injections plan at La Belle Vie.
Assessment first — not every pain is a trigger point
Part of every trigger point injections plan at La Belle Vie.
From our Google reviews
“I have an autoimmune disease which causes really painful back and neck spasms and extreme muscle tightness. … I went to La Belle and talked with Kelly about botox/trigger point injections and I am SO HAPPY that I did! … 10/10 recommend their staff for friendliness and their services for knowlegability and help.”
Related treatments
Other options to discuss at your consultation
Service areas
Where our patients travel from
Every treatment happens at our clinic at 248 E 13800 S, Suite 3, Draper.
Common questions
TRIGGER POINT INJECTION QUESTIONS
Common questions about muscular pain treatment
Many patients notice relief of the local contraction quickly, though some post-injection soreness is common for a day or so afterwards. Referred pain patterns typically ease as the muscle relaxes.
It varies considerably with what is driving the trigger point in the first place. If posture, workstation setup, or an underlying issue keeps recreating it, relief will be shorter — which is why we talk about the cause as well as the treatment.
Trigger points in the neck and shoulders contribute to many headache patterns, and treating them can help. Migraine is a distinct neurological condition, though, and where your pattern warrants proper neurological evaluation we will tell you that rather than treating repeatedly.
There is a brief, sharp sensation as the needle enters the taut band, often with a twitch response, which is actually a sign the right spot has been found. It passes quickly.
That depends on how many trigger points are present and what is driving them. We will give you a realistic picture at your assessment rather than committing you to a package.
No. Treatment here is self-pay with the price given to you upfront.