Dry Needling is the use of fine sterile disposable needles, inserted into trigger points (tender muscle points) within the muscle, this can have a significant effect on reducing pain and stiffness and improving overall dysfunction.
The myofascial trigger points are thought to be due to poor posture or increased loading on these particular muscles. Therefore it is not a stand alone treatment as it is advisable to find the root cause of this problem to reduce the risk the trigger points returning.
Dry Needling is used to treat musculo-skeletal conditions can: reduce muscle tension and tightness, reduce pain and sensitivity, reduce tension and headaches, improve posture and return to normal movement.
Dry Needling can treat the following musculo-skeletal problems where the muscles are thought to be the primary contributing factor to the symptoms:
- Neck and back pain
- Shoulder pain
- Tennis elbow
- Golfer’s elbow
- Buttock and leg pain
- Sciatica
- Hamstring strains
- Knee pain
- Chronic Calf tightness
- Foot and heel pain
