Dry Needling
Dry Needling, for treatment of pain and movement impairments. Dry Needling involves the application of acupuncture needles into tight, painful areas in your muscles known as ‘Trigger Points’, or sometimes referred to as ‘knots’ in the muscles.
Dry Needling is performed to elicit a healing response in these tissues, but is different to acupuncture as it is not necessarily aimed at specific ‘acupuncture’ points. Dry Needling has been proven to be a very effective way of relaxing spasmed muscles, reducing inflammation and relieving pain.
Acupuncture has been used in China and other Asian countries for thousands of years. In the last decade, western medicine has shown a grown interest in acupuncture and dry needling. As a result, quality and quantity of research into the benefits of needling injuries has increased.
Although more research still needs to be done, it is becoming clearer why needling has stood the test of time in Chinese medicine.
The difference between Acupuncture & Dry Needling
Dry Needling is a form of acupuncture where the needles are placed in muscle ‘trigger points’. A trigger point is a discrete, irritable, overactive point in skeletal muscle or fascia that can be felt as a nodule or band in the muscle.
Touching the trigger point reproduces the complaint of pain, so area’s of needling is dependent on the therapist feel and reports of reproduction of pain.
What are the benefits of Dry Needling?
This helps flush toxins, waste products and other accumulated particles and chemicals from the tissues improving their overall function.
What You Can Expect from Treatment
Benefits of Dry Needling
Pain Relief
Dry needling helps reduce pain by targeting trigger points and relaxing overactive muscles.
Relieve Muscle Tightness
It releases muscle tension by stimulating tight or knotted areas, promoting relaxation.
Improved Joint range of movement
By easing muscle restrictions, dry needling can enhance flexibility and joint mobility.
Speeds up recovery
It supports faster healing by improving blood flow and reducing inflammation in affected areas.