Modern Western medical professionals created physical treatment with dry needling. Dry needling alleviates muscular discomfort by inserting tiny, tiny (filiform) stainless steel needles into specific sites within the troubled muscle. Without the use of medicines or medication, this precise intramuscular stimulation can be very successful in promoting healing, reducing discomfort, and increasing the range of motion.
Patients who are sensitive to painkillers or those whose pain levels have not decreased despite numerous sessions of other physical therapy, rest, exercise, or surgery may find this therapy particularly appealing. Patients with long-lasting pain from chronic diseases are using dry needling more and more frequently.
Dry needling can aid in easing discomfort and tightness.
If your physical therapist suggests this therapeutic approach, you might try it if you’re comfortable using thin, sterile needles that don’t cause much pain. An exceptionally qualified physical therapist injects a small needle to loosen tight muscles, reduce tendonitis and inflammation, and encourage recovery.
How does dry needling work with chronic muscle tightness?
It activates a skeletal muscle’s trigger point. It could be referred to as a knot, and it can hurt more than just the affected muscle. A trigger point is often referred to as a myofascial trigger point. A trigger point is a narrow band of skeletal muscle located inside a larger muscle group. It can be painful to touch and can transfer pain to nearby sections of the body.
Your therapist is attempting to release the trigger point using dry needling as part of a larger treatment plan to reduce discomfort and improve your range of motion. Dry needling can ease pain and ease muscle tension. When the needle enters the trigger point, there may be a twitch, indicating that the therapy is working.
Why Dry Needling?
The use of dry needling by physical therapists often falls under a larger therapy strategy.
Therapeutic dry needling can release or deactivate trigger points to reduce pain or increase the range of motion. According to research, dry needling enhances pain management and eases muscle tension. Additionally, research findings indicate that dry needling can restore function to the motor end plates, which convey nerve signals to muscles. The patient’s return to active rehabilitation may be sped up.
Physical therapists receive extensive training in the anatomy and care of the human body as part of their entry-level schooling. Additionally, physical therapists who use dry needling get specialized postgraduate coursework and training. Make sure to enquire about their training and experience when speaking with a physical therapist about receiving dry needling therapy.
ACTIVE DRY-NEEDLING THERAPY
The use of dry needling therapy is widespread and dates back many years. Physical therapists in most US states utilize it as a recognized treatment to address the following conditions and others.
- Chronic and acute injuries
- Headaches
- Back and neck aches
- Tendinitis
- spasms of muscles
- Sciatica
- Knee and hip pain
- Muscle aches
- Fibromyalgia
- Thing elbow
- Runner’s Knee, PFPS
- Overuse illnesses
Dry needling is a tool that physical therapists can use to target deep tissues that surface touch can’t reach precisely. Therapists have a potent tool to reduce pain and increase the range of motion by employing filiform needles to release or inactivate trigger points.
Dry needling may help patients better manage their pain, loosen up their muscles, and normalize motor end plate dysfunctions, all of which can hasten their return to active rehabilitation.
Dry needling therapy has been used to treat millions of patients for thousands of years, regardless of whether one considers it to be an advancement of traditional Chinese medicine or a relatively recent field created by modern Western medical practice.