Acupuncture and Dry Needling

Dry Needling

Acupuncture and dry needling are effective forms of treatment for many conditions. Dry needling involves small acupuncture needles being inserted gently into the skin around trigger points in the muscles and ligaments. Dry needling helps to reduce muscles tightness and tension, relieving pain and increasing blood flow.

How Dry Needling Works

Dry needling works by inserting a small needle into trigger points in the muscles. Trigger points or knots are tights bands in the muscles that can cause pain and tightness. The needle may cause a “twitch response”, which is when the muscle contracts briefly. The muscle will then relax resulting in a reduction of pain and tension.

What Causes Trigger Points?

Trigger points, also known as knots, are a group of muscle fibers that have shortened when activated but were unable to return to their normal relaxed length. As a result, the muscle can’t move normally or properly obtain the nutrients it needs. This leads to discomfort or pain. There are many reasons why a trigger point might develop in the muscle, some of these include:

• Injury
• Sudden or quick movements
• Prolonged postures
• Rapid increase in activity or training load
• Stress
• Illness
• Nerve impingement

What Conditions Can Dry Needling Treat?

Acupuncture South Perth can be an effective physio treatment for many common conditions. Some of these include:

• Headaches
• Neck pain
• Back pain
• Tennis elbow
• Chronic pain
• Referred pain
• Joint dysfunction

The Benefits of Dry Needling

Tight Muscles

Dry needling treats trigger points (knots) in the muscles to restore normal muscle length and relieve pain. Dry needling is effective because it targets specific muscle points and helps to release tension, reduce inflammation and ease the pain.

Referred Pain

Dry needling helps to relieve tight muscles which may be causing referred pain to other areas in the body.

Chronic Pain

Dry needling has shown great benefits for many types of chronic pain. Acupuncture Como can effectively manage many chronic pain conditions such as back pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, headaches, tennis elbow and many more.

Improved Movement

By releasing trigger points, reducing pain and improving blood flow, dry needling often improves overall movement and range of motion for the patient.

Is Dry Needling Safe?

Dry needling and acupuncture South Perth are very safe treatments. Qualified and highly trained practitioners use single-use, sterile needles. Occasionally some patients may experience soreness at the treatment site, this goes away in a few hours. Dry needling can be a very relaxing treatment with no lingering effects. While some patients may feel slightly tired after treatment, the majority can go on with their day without any negative effects particularly if they stay active.

Dry needling and acupuncture Como help to reduce pain caused by musculoskeletal dysfunction by relaxing trigger points in the muscles. These trigger points can cause pain and tightness, reducing a person’s range of motion. Trigger points may develop due to a number of reasons including poor posture, stress, and excessive training load. The result may cause headaches, referred pain, and other chronic conditions. Dry needling Como is a safe and effective treatment to help patients gain relief from ongoing pain and to regain their body’s range of motion.