Unlock Relief with Dry Needling
- Relieves muscle tension and tightness
- Accelerates healing and recovery
- Reduces chronic and acute pain
- Improves range of motion
- Promotes natural, long-term healing
What is Dry Needling and
How Does It Help?
Dry needling is a powerful technique that may resemble acupuncture but serves a very different purpose.
While acupuncture focuses on restoring the body’s energy flow through meridians, dry needling is a modern, evidence-based practice that specifically targets the myofascial system – the intricate web of muscles, fascia, and connective tissue that supports and moves your body.
Using thin, sterile needles, we carefully insert them directly into tight knots or trigger points within the muscle tissue. This process stimulates a local response from the nervous system, signaling the body to focus its healing efforts on the problem area. By disrupting the dysfunctional motor patterns, dry needling “resets” the affected muscles, helping them relax and restoring their proper function.
In addition to the nervous system’s response, the needle insertion triggers a localized increase in blood flow, promoting the influx of red blood cells, oxygen, and essential nutrients to the treated area. This natural process accelerates tissue repair and reduces recovery time, making it particularly beneficial for athletes or anyone dealing with chronic pain and restricted movement.
Dry needling has been clinically proven to reduce pain, alleviate muscle tension, improve range of motion, and stimulate faster healing – helping you recover stronger and return to the activities you love with confidence.
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Conditions Dry Needling Can
Help Address: (A-Z)
Ankle Sprains
Dry needling helps release tightness in surrounding muscles, reducing pain and improving range of motion, which aids in faster recovery after a sprain.
Bicipital Tendinitis
By targeting inflamed tendons and nearby muscle knots, dry needling reduces inflammation and promotes healing in the biceps tendon.
Bursitis (hip, pes anserine, or shoulder)
Dry needling reduces the tension in surrounding muscles, alleviating the pressure on inflamed bursae, which helps relieve pain and inflammation.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Dry needling releases tight muscles and improves circulation around the wrist, reducing compression on the median nerve and relieving pain.
Concussion
Post-concussion symptoms like neck stiffness and headaches can be alleviated by dry needling, which relaxes tight muscles and promotes better movement.
De Quervain’s Syndrome
By targeting the muscles and tendons in the thumb and wrist, dry needling reduces inflammation and helps restore functionality and relieve pain.
Degenerative Disc Disease
Dry needling helps reduce muscle tension and spasms around the spine, which can alleviate the pain and discomfort associated with degenerative disc disease.
Disc Displacement
Needling helps reduce tightness and spasms in muscles surrounding the spine, promoting better alignment and easing pain from disc displacement.
Elbow Epicondylitis (lateral or medial)
Commonly known as tennis or golfer’s elbow, dry needling targets the affected muscles and tendons, reducing pain and improving function in the elbow.
Frozen Shoulder
Dry needling helps to release tight muscles and tissues in the shoulder, improving mobility and reducing the pain and stiffness associated with frozen shoulder.
Headaches (cervicogenic, migraine, tension)
By targeting tight muscles in the neck and shoulders, dry needling relieves tension, reduces headache frequency, and provides long-lasting relief.
Impingement Syndrome
Dry needling helps reduce muscle tightness and improve movement in the shoulder joint, easing the pain caused by impingement.
IT Band Syndrome
Dry needling releases tightness along the IT band, reducing friction on the knee and improving mobility, making it effective for runners and athletes.
Jaw Pain or Temporomandibular Disorder (TMJ)
Dry needling reduces muscle tension in the jaw and neck, alleviating pain and improving jaw function for TMJ sufferers.
Joint Restrictions
Dry needling releases tight muscles and connective tissues, helping improve joint mobility and reduce stiffness in restricted joints.
Joint Sprains (ankle, back, knee, neck, shoulder)
By addressing tight muscles surrounding the sprained joint, dry needling helps reduce pain and promotes faster recovery.
Labral Tears (hip or shoulder)
Dry needling targets surrounding muscles to reduce pain, improve mobility, and support the healing of labral tears.
Low Back Pain
Dry needling helps release deep-seated tension in the lower back muscles, alleviating pain and reducing muscle spasms to promote better movement.
Meniscus Tears
By releasing tension in surrounding muscles, dry needling reduces the stress placed on the knee, helping alleviate pain associated with meniscus tears.
Muscle Spasms
Dry needling disrupts the cycle of muscle spasms by directly relaxing tight muscle fibers, leading to pain relief and improved function.
Muscle Strains (Biceps, Calf, Hamstring, Pec, Quadriceps, Rotator Cuff)
Needling directly into strained muscles helps reduce pain, promote healing, and restore normal function more quickly.
Muscle Tears
By reducing muscle tension and promoting circulation, dry needling supports the healing process for torn muscles.
Neck Pain
Dry needling helps release tight muscles in the neck, reducing pain, improving range of motion, and alleviating tension.
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Dry needling reduces tension in the quadriceps and surrounding tissues, which helps alleviate pain and pressure on the tibial tuberosity in Osgood-Schlatter Disease.
Patellar Tendinitis
Dry needling targets the patellar tendon and surrounding muscles to reduce inflammation and promote healing for this common overuse injury.
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
By releasing tight muscles around the knee, dry needling helps reduce pain and improve patellar tracking, easing symptoms of this syndrome.
Piriformis Syndrome
Dry needling relieves tightness in the piriformis muscle, which helps reduce pressure on the sciatic nerve and alleviate pain.
Plantar Fasciitis
By targeting tight muscles and tissues in the foot and calf, dry needling reduces inflammation and promotes healing in cases of plantar fasciitis.
Postural Dysfunction
Dry needling helps correct muscle imbalances caused by poor posture, improving alignment and reducing associated pain.
Rotator Cuff Tear
Dry needling helps reduce muscle tension and inflammation around the shoulder, supporting recovery from rotator cuff tears.
Sacroiliac Dysfunction
Needling helps release tension in muscles around the sacroiliac joint, reducing pain and improving mobility.
Sciatica
Dry needling targets the muscles causing pressure on the sciatic nerve, alleviating pain and promoting better function.
Scar Mobilization
By breaking up tight tissue around scars, dry needling improves mobility and reduces discomfort from scar tissue.
Shin Splints
Needling releases tension in the calf and shin muscles, reducing pain and inflammation associated with shin splints.
Tissue Dysfunction
Dry needling addresses tight, dysfunctional muscle tissues to promote healing, improve movement, and alleviate pain.
Whiplash
By targeting the tight, injured muscles of the neck and upper back, dry needling can help relieve pain and restore mobility after whiplash injuries.
Common Questions About Dry Needlling
1. Is dry needling painful?
While you may feel a slight prick or a muscle twitch, most patients report that the discomfort is minimal and short-lived. Many people feel immediate relief after treatment.
2. How does dry needling differ from acupuncture?
Although both use thin needles, dry needling is focused on treating muscle pain and dysfunction by targeting trigger points in muscles, while acupuncture is based on traditional Chinese medicine principles aimed at balancing energy flow.
3. How many sessions will I need?
The number of sessions depends on the severity and duration of your condition. Some people feel improvement after one session, while others may need several treatments for optimal results.
4. Are there any side effects?
Mild soreness, bruising, or fatigue can occur after dry needling, but these symptoms typically resolve within a day or two.
5. How long does a session take?
A typical session lasts between 15-30 minutes, depending on the number of areas being treated.
6. Is dry needling safe?
Yes, dry needling is a safe and effective treatment when performed by a trained and licensed practitioner. The needles used are sterile, single-use, and very fine, minimizing any risk.
7. What should I do after a dry needling session?
It’s recommended to stay hydrated and gently stretch the treated area. Mild soreness may occur, but it generally resolves within 24-48 hours.
