Dry Needling with Physical Therapist

Dry needling is a technique physical therapists use for the treatment of pain and movement impairments/dysfunctions. The technique uses a needle, one without medication or injection, inserted through the skin into areas of the muscle.
Physical therapists use dry needling to release or inactivate trigger points to relieve pain or improve range of motion. New research supports that dry needling improves pain control, reduces muscle tension, and normalizes dysfunctions of the motor end plates, the sites at which nerve impulses are transmitted to muscles. This can help speed up the patient’s healing and return them to active rehabilitation.