The sensation caused by dry needling is variable but it can be painful; particularly if the trigger point being needled is related to the pain that brings the client to the Physio. The pain can be experienced in two ways: 1. When the needle is inserted through the skin into the muscle, there may be […]
Group: Dry Needling
WHAT IS A TRIGGER POINT?
A trigger point is a localised taut band of skeletal muscle located within a larger muscle group. Trigger points can be tender to the touch, and touching a trigger point may cause pain to other parts of the body (referred pain). This tightness in the musculature related to trigger points is thought to be related […]
HOW DOES DRY NEEDLING WORK?
Dry needling is a ‘Western style’ of Acupuncture that is used to manage injuries and their symptoms via its effect on the nervous system at localised myofascial trigger points. Expertly applied, dry needling provides substantially more release than a heavy massage does and with far less surrounding tissue damage. As a result, this technique is […]
DO WE PERFORM ACUPUNCTURE/DRY NEEDLING?
Yes, most of our Physio’s are trained in dry needling but not acupuncture. Dry needling involves treating affected and localised muscle pain issues with needling techniques with the intention of getting the muscle to release and relax, and increasing blood flow to the area for healing. However the philosophy behind this is very different from […]