Medical Acupuncture

Dry needling is an effective and efficient technique for the treatment of muscular pain and myofascial dysfunction. The practice of ‘dry needling’ involves inserting an acupuncture needle into a trigger point and is typically used to treat the pain associated with injuries. A trigger point is a tender spot in a tight band of muscle which causes pain when pressed or squeezed. Dry needling is a technique which is extremely effective for relaxing overactive muscles, which contain trigger points.

In simple terms, the treatment involves needling of a muscle’s trigger points without injecting any substance.

What can it help with?

Dry Needling, combined with manual physical therapy treatment, can help the following conditions:

• Acute and chronic tendinitis
• Athletic and sports-related overuse injuries
• Post-surgical pain
• Chronic pain conditions
• Headaches and whiplash
• Lower back pain
• Muscle Spasms
• Sciatic Pain
• Knee Pain