Dry Needling
Dry needling is a great adjunct to allied health treatment with the aim of reducing muscular and myofascial pain, as it stimulates the muscles at a deeper level than we can with our hands.
Dry needling uses the same needles as acupuncture – thin filament needles used to relieve tension in specific points of muscular and myofascial tension, without the use of injectables. Each needle is single use and the area sterilised with an alcohol swap before we begin.
Overactive and tight muscles can contain ‘trigger points’ and releasing them can be integral to your recovery. The basis of dry needling is more of the anatomical and neurophysiology background, rather than the Traditional Chinese Medicine approach.
It is used to address individual points of stubborn, hard to reach spots or point of pain within the body, making it potentially useful not only for athletes suffering from sporting injuries, but for anyone with a persistent painful tension in a specific muscle.
So if you’re experiencing muscle cramps or tightness or can’t seem to relax off a stubborn muscle needling it could be helpful.
