Dry Needling vs. Acupuncture:

Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine that is implemented by an acupuncturist and focuses on balances the body’s energy flow (“qi”) and life force through the implementation of needles into the body. Acupuncturists insert the needles along the meridians to allow for a re-balancing of energy.

Dry Needling is an intervention that implements thin filiform needles to manage neuromusculoskeletal pain and dysfunction through stimulation of myofascial trigger points, muscle, and connective tissue.

 

Benefits of Dry Needling:

  • Inflammation management

  • Muscle re-education

  • Modulation of the ANS

  • Scar formation and remodeling

  • Ligament injury

  • Tendinopathy

  • Chronic pain

 

Common Areas of Treatment:

  • Tennis/Golfer’s Elbow

  • Wrist pain, De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis

  • Hip pain

  • Knee pain

  • Ankle Pain, Achilles tendonitis, Plantar Fasciitis

  • Post-surgical scars/C-section scars

  • Neck pain, Whiplash

  • Jaw pain

  • Headaches, Migraines, Ear Pain

  • Rotator Cuff Injury, Tendonitis, Tendinopathy