Dry needle therapy is a safe, effective, minimally invasive treatment that can help relieve myofascial pain and other symptoms. The treatment is performed by skilled, certified physical therapists and involves using thin,‘dry’ (non-medicated) needles to target underlying areas of knotted tissue, known as trigger points. Myofascial pain affects the muscles and connective tissues, causing trigger points. These are small areas of tightly knotted muscle fibers that are hyperirritable when ... [Read More]
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The Benefits of Dry Needling for Trigger Points
Trigger point dry needling is used to treat tight bands or knots of tissue within muscles. These tight areas of tissue can trigger symptoms such as pain and reduced function in different areas of the body. Treatment involves inserting and gently manipulating ultra-fine needles into the affected area to help release the knotted tissue and relieve symptoms. Trigger point dry needling can provide a range of benefits, which you can learn more about below. Effective Pain Relief Trigger points can ... [Read More]
How to Identify a Physical Therapist Near You
Physical therapists are licensed medical professionals who treat a variety of musculoskeletal disorders and orthopedic injuries and conditions in patients of all ages. A physical therapist can be a great choice if you are experiencing pain or reduced function or mobility. Is Physical Therapy Right For Me? Physical therapists provide a variety of treatment services to help patients with musculoskeletal disorders and orthopedic injuries and conditions. They use many different modalities, such as ... [Read More]
How Do I Find a Certified Dry Needling Provider?
Dry needling has become increasingly popular as a non-drug, non-operative therapy for chronic pain. Unlike acupuncture, dry needling procedures and results come from real science. In other words, it works. Let’s learn more about it and how you can find a certified provider near you. What Does Dry Needling Do? Dry needling is an effective pain control technique that causes therapeutic contraction and relaxation of knotted muscle groups. Inserted into these “trigger points,” the thin, ... [Read More]
Everything You Need to Know About a Doctor of Physical Therapy
Today’s physical therapists have advanced training in movement science, so they know how to develop an individualized, focused, effective therapy plan that is scientifically formulated to normalize your musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiac, or pulmonary function. You may be referred to a physical therapist by your doctor or surgeon, or you may see a physical therapist on your own – such as to treat a nagging pain without medication or surgery. In 2005, the Commission on Accreditation in ... [Read More]
