Chronic pain is an unfortunate part of the lives of roughly 50 million American adults, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unlike acute pain, chronic pain can have a heavy physical and emotional toll if it remains unaddressed. Conservative treatments are often used to relieve this type of pain. However, when these prove to be insufficient, your doctor may recommend alternative methods, such as dry needling. Dry needling is a pain management and physical ... [Read More]
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Different Types of Dry Needling Techniques
Dry needling is a slightly invasive therapy that was originally inspired by acupuncture, and it is a very popular pain-relief treatment provided by trained physical therapists. It involves gently inserting hair-thin needles into the skin for the purposes of relieving tension and pain. The needle is called “dry” because it is not an injection-based type of needle. There are actually several different types of dry needling techniques, and your physical therapist will recommend and administer ... [Read More]
Simple Stretches to Help Alleviate Lower Back Pain
Almost 80% of people worldwide experience lower back pain at some point during their lifetime. If you have lower back pain, there are many simple stretching exercises that can be carried out regularly to help you alleviate the pain and prevent it from reoccurring. Stretches for the Lower Back A few favorite stretching exercises to help relieve low back pain include the following: Knee-to-Chest Stretch Lie down on your back, preferably on a mat on the floor. Using both hands cupping ... [Read More]
Dry Needling Therapy: How Does It Work?
If you have chronic pain that doesn’t respond to medication and physical therapy, you might want to consider alternative treatments. Your doctor may suggest that you try a physical therapy technique called dry needling to ease your painful muscles. Let’s talk about how dry needling therapy works, why it works, and where you can go to find experienced practitioners who can perform this pain-relief treatment for you. What Is Dry Needling? Dry needling, which is also called trigger-point ... [Read More]
Can Dry Needling Help With Sciatica Pain?
Do you feel a stinging pain along your lower back that travels down one or both legs? How about numbness along your tailbone? If so, you may be feeling sciatica pain. While mild sciatica pain often subsides without treatment, severe pain requires medical attention. Doctors offer a myriad of treatments from medications to steroid injections to surgery, but one treatment may just be as effective—dry needling. What Is Sciatica Pain? When you feel a burning or stinging pain radiating from your ... [Read More]
