Dry Needling – FAQ

02 May Dry Needling – FAQ

Dry Needling (sometimes referred to as “Western Acupuncture”) is a technique which involves the skilful application for acupuncture needles into targeted musculoskeletal tissue with the goal of pain relief and enhanced tissue recovery.

Read on for everything you need to know about this very cool technique.

What can Dry Needling help with?

• Relaxing sore muscles that feel tight and overworked
• Pain relief from acute and sports injuries
• stimulating healing and recovery for chronic and degenerative conditions (such as arthritis and tendinopathy)

How does Dry Needling help?

• alters the neurophysiology of how the body responds to pain at the level of the injured tissue
• stimulates healing through creating new channels of blood flow tot he degenerated tissue

Does it hurt??

Everyone seems to respond to this technique differently, however most people tolerate Dry Needling very well and do not report pain. You may feel a pin-prick sensation as the needle breaks the skin, however this quickly passes.

Many people actually find dry needling more tolerable than firmer manual therapy techniques!

We’re seeing fantastic results in our clinic, To find out more, or to try it yourself, call our team today.