Dry Needling/Medical Acupuncture

Dry Needling is also know as Medical Acupuncture or Trigger Point Dry Needling.

It works by inserting a thin filament needle to stimulate the healing process of soft tissues (muscle, tendons and ligaments). With the aim, to improve function and reduce pain by releasing or inactivating trigger points.

 

A trigger point is a taut band of muscle located within a larger muscle group, sometimes tender to touch, and can also radiate pain to other parts of the body.

 

What to expect

from a little discomfort with the insertion fo the thin needle to a sensation like a muscle cramp, know as the “twitch” response

can potentially cause mild muscle soreness or skin bruising

Contraindications

area with lymphedema

epilepsy

diabetes

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