This therapy is becoming increasingly popular-and with good reason. Yes, its name may scare some people away, but its multiple benefits outweigh the alarming name. This process involves the doctor inserting a thin, filiform needle directly into the skin and muscle to stimulate a trigger point. The over-active muscle should respond with a twitch (a heathy muscle will not have the same twitch). This forces the muscles of the trigger point to relax, it releases tension to the area along with decreasing inflammation.
Conditions that are treated effectively with dry needling are:
- Auto Accident Injuries
- Acute Torticollis
- Chronic Muscle Spasms
- Hip Pain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Migraines
- Scar Tissue Release
- Sports Injury
- TMJ
- Tennis Elbow
- Tendonitis