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I get trigger point injections for spasms related to cerv. spondyl. doc said when needle went in, muscle felt like gristle. why would that be?
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Nothing!: Muscle does not feel like gristle. Tendons and ligaments do. I would never tell a patient that!
Answered 12/10/2013
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Very Normal: Very normal: this is simply fibrous tissue which delineates and separates separate muscle groups.
Answered 9/1/2014
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