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DRY NEEDLING CHEAT SHEET

DRY NEEDLING CHEAT SHEET

  • Dry needling is the practice of placing a thin monofilament needle into the skin and muscle at a myofascial trigger point.

  • The exact mechanism of dry needling is not known.    

  • There is evidence to show mechanical and biochemical effects as a result of the intervention, which result in a favorable effect of pain.  Eliciting a local twitch response, a spinal cord reflex, is an essential step in this process.

  • In addition to pain management, dry needling can address a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions that impact our range of motion, flexibility, strength, activity tolerance and ultimately performance.

  • Some people find dry needling to be extremely uncomfortable while others just find it a “shocking” sensation.

  • Dry needling is a piece of the puzzle and your condition determines how large that piece is. Dry needling is used to break the pain cycle so traditional physical therapy intervention can be utilized to correct whatever dysfunction that led you to that state.

  • Our physical therapists will examine you to decide whether or not you are a candidate for dry needling. Please contact our office to determine if you are a candidate.

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