Dry Needling Therapy

MANUAL THERAPY TREATMENTS

What is Dry Needling Therapy?

• Dry needling is an advanced form of manual therapy.
• It uses a dry needle, so does not contain any injectable medication.
• The technique is designed to locate and eliminate specific neuromuscular issues that cause pain and functional deficits.

What does dry needling target?

• It effectively targets painful trigger points associated with related myofascial and muscles.
• A localized, hypersensitive spot in a palpable, tight band of muscle fibers.
• The needles are inserted into myofascial trigger points, tendons, or ligaments to stimulate healing response.

What type of needles are using during dry needling?

• The dry needle is very thin fine filament needle.
• Most patients do not even feel it penetrate the skin.

What does dry needling feel like?

• A vast majority of people feels very little to no discomfort when the needle is inserted through the skin into various areas of the muscle.
• When an active trigger point is hit, you may feel a slight pain in another area of your body.
• You may also experience a local twitch response, which feels like a small muscle cramp.

What does dry needling do?

• Deactivate the trigger point
• Reduce the associated pain
• Restores the muscle’s normal functional length function

How is dry needling different from acupuncture?

• Dry Needling use different evaluation tools.
• The assessment is based on the understanding of western medicine.
• The needle application focuses on specific muscles or tendons instead of Meridians.
• The overall goal is also different.