Muscle “knots” are mini muscle spasms can cause discomfort and tenseness and can otherwise ruin your day. When these knots are “released,” usually through massage or relaxation techniques, you can feel like a new person. Physical therapists are trained to detect and target these “knots” in our muscles. One technique they use is called dry needling, which has been proven to quickly relieve local muscle tension and pain, with little to no downtime. Dry needling can also improve range of motion and ... [Read More]
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What is dry needling?
Millions of Americans suffer from chronic pain such as sciatica, knee pain, plantar fasciitis, and muscle aches, just to name a few. Finding relief for chronic pain is something almost every person suffering hopes and dreams of. For more and more sufferers from chronic pain, relief comes in the form of a procedure called dry needling. You’ve probably heard of acupuncture to treat pain, but you may never have heard of dry needling, a technique used by physical therapists to treat neuromuscular ... [Read More]
Is Physical Therapy Painful?
There is a difference between good pain and bad pain. For example, good pain is when someone is exercising at the gym doing strengthening or endurance exercises, and they feel a good burn or muscle soreness. This burn during therapeutic exercise is due to the buildup of lactic acid in your muscles and disappears within a few seconds. Bad pain on the other hand, is a feeling of discomfort or pain during some sort of activity. This might mean that muscles and tissue within the body are being ... [Read More]
