Good news! Achieve physical therapists are certified by Myopain Seminars to perform dry needling for your specific injury!

 

What is dry needling and how can it help you?

 

As defined in the Myopain seminars, "dry needling is a skilled intervention that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points, muscular and connective tissues for the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairments. Dry needling is a technique used to treat dysfunctions in skeletal muscle, fascia and connective tissue and diminish persistent peripheral nociceptive input and reduce or restore impairments of body structure and function leading to improved activity and participation."

 

Or, in layman's terms, we use a thin needle to insert into a painful trigger point which can be diagnostic and therapeutic by eliciting that 'twitch' response. Once the twitch response has been elicited, the muscle fibers relax, inflammation is reduced and circulation can improve. That's when we can continue to progress your physical therapy treatment!!!

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