What is Trigger Point Dry Needling?
- Trigger Point Dry Needling is an advanced manual therapy technique used by physical therapists to address painful limitations caused by both active and latent trigger points.
- Trigger Point Dry Needling improves functioning and reduces pain by releasing muscle shortening, removing the source of the irritation, promoting healing and decreasing spontaneous electrical activity at trigger points.
- Trigger Point Dry Needling involves multiple advances of a filament needle into the muscle in the region of a trigger point. The aim of Dry Needling is to achieve a local twitch response to release muscle tension and pain.
- Tiny injuries created by the needle insertion cause a local healing response in the dysfunctional, painful tissue, which restores normal function through the natural healing process.
What conditions does it treat?
Trigger Point Dry Needling, as part of a comprehensive physical therapy treatment plan, has been shown to help the following conditions:
- Acute and chronic tendonitis
- Athletic and sports-related overuse injuries
- Post-surgical pain
- Chronic pain conditions
- Post-traumatic injuries
- Motor vehicle accidents and whiplash
- Work-related injuries
- Headaches
- Lower back pain
