Having trouble releasing those tight muscles? Dry needling can help with your all knots and tight muscles.
Dry Needling is a branch of acupuncture used in conjunction with other treatments to help with painful, tight or dysfunctional muscles. Myofascial pain is caused by “trigger points”, which are localized and sometimes painful contractures (‘knots’) found in muscles and fascia. Trigger points can cause local pain but also can refer pain elsewhere in the body. Dry needling uses very thin needles and generally is not painful, a dull ache sensation may be felt as the tight bands of muscle contract and then release (known as a twitch).
Pain reduction is achieved by inserting an acupuncture needle into a trigger point, causing a local twitch response. This results in the following:
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