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Benefits of Dry Needle Therapy
If you are experiencing chronic or acute musculoskeletal pain or tightness, dry needling therapy may be helpful in reducing your pain and increasing your mobility. Different from acupuncture, dry needling helps to relax tight muscles and increase blood flow.
What Is Dry Needling?
A small filiform needle is inserted into a taut muscle band or trigger point. Trigger points cause excessive pain response, decreased strength by muscle inhibition, and decreased range of motion. By stimulating the muscle and thereby increasing blood flow, we help to relax the muscle and relieve pain and tension.
What Does Dry Needling Help?
Dry needling helps to desensitize and correct pain signals to the brain, increase range of motion, and improve strength. It can help with areas of acute or chronic pain. Tight muscles can refer pain locally or to other areas of the body; by stimulating the blood flow in these areas, we release tension and help to “reset” the muscle.
What Will I Feel?
The filament needles that we use are very thin. You will feel a small prick as the needle enters your skin, but the sensation is minimal. It is less than the sensation of an injection or a blood draw. Some patients experience a “twitch” response, especially if the muscle is sensitive or overly tight. Some also describe it as a small cramp.
What Should I Expect?
Dry needling results in greater range of motion, pain relief, and more freedom of mobility. You can expect minimal discomfort during your 30 minute session, but if the area is at all sore afterward, you may wish to apply ice. For many patients, dry needling can begin to reduce pain after just one session.