Tammy,

Like the others said, the trigger points are fairly difficult initially but they do fade on the pain after a couple of days. Your body is really sensitive in those spots and it will tend to spasm up when they're irritated. I read that spasming was the bodies defense mechanism to avoid further injury to an already injured site. It probably figured that the nerve irritation already there and the added "injury" of the injections was more than enough reason to protect those spots from any more stuff happening. Needless to say that's the last thing you want it to do but if taken at face value, it does make some sense as a form of survival. Unfortunately, all too often it seems as if our bodies subscribe to the misguided concept, if a little reaction is good, than a lot must be really good. Ice does definitely help as does good ole' time. Hang in there and I hope it calms down and starts helping you feel better really soon!

Mary