What Is Dry Needling?
Dry needling is a form of complementary medicine that focuses on treating pain and movement impairments using fine needles targeted at trigger points. Trigger points are tender points in the skeletal muscle that can cause pain when squeezed or pressed.
The extremely small injuries created after the needle is being inserted into the skin may trigger a local healing process in the affected area. This results in an effective improvement of the body's normal functioning through its own intrinsic and natural healing process. Dry needling can stimulate the neural pathways that block pain by creating a disruption on the pain messages sent to the nervous central system.
Dry needling is a form of complementary medicine that focuses on treating pain and movement impairments using fine needles targeted at trigger points. Trigger points are tender points in the skeletal muscle that can cause pain when squeezed or pressed.
The extremely small injuries created after the needle is being inserted into the skin may trigger a local healing process in the affected area. This results in an effective improvement of the body's normal functioning through its own intrinsic and natural healing process. Dry needling can stimulate the neural pathways that block pain by creating a disruption on the pain messages sent to the nervous central system.
What Are the Benefits of Dry Needling?
Dry needling can effectively treat muscle pain rooted in the connective tissue, or fascia, and improve blood flow in the affected area. It addresses a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions such as the following:
• Headaches and migraines
• Tight facial muscles
• Facial pain
• TMJ / Jaw pain
What Are the Benefits of Dry Needling?
Dry needling can effectively treat muscle pain rooted in the connective tissue, or fascia, and improve blood flow in the affected area. It addresses a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions such as the following:
• Headaches and migraines
• Tight facial muscles
• Facial pain
• TMJ / Jaw pain
What Is the Difference Between Acupuncture and Dry Needling?
Acupuncture is a branch of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that involves the insertion of fine needles into the person's skin to help relieve pain as well as rebalance the body's natural energy called chi. Unlike acupuncture, dry needling does not concentrate on balancing the chi.
What Is the Difference Between Acupuncture and Dry Needling?
Acupuncture is a branch of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that involves the insertion of fine needles into the person's skin to help relieve pain as well as rebalance the body's natural energy called chi. Unlike acupuncture, dry needling does not concentrate on balancing the chi.
Fast and Functional Neuromyofascial technique
First and Functional is a functional neuromyofascial technique because very intentional and specific soft tissue manipulation can resolve pain and restore movement in seconds.
It is functional because movement is retested immediately during treatment and the location of manipulation is adjusted depending on where the patient feels pain or restriction. This means that the treatment is patient guided and it means the therapist can work towards full pain-free, stiffness-free function before prescribing conditioning exercises.
Fast and Functional Neuromyofascial technique
First and Functional is a functional neuromyofascial technique because very intentional and specific soft tissue manipulation can resolve pain and restore movement in seconds.
It is functional because movement is retested immediately during treatment and the location of manipulation is adjusted depending on where the patient feels pain or restriction. This means that the treatment is patient guided and it means the therapist can work towards full pain-free, stiffness-free function before prescribing conditioning exercises.