Dry Needling at swell
WHAT IS IT? ​
DRY NEEDLING IS A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT THAT INVOLVES INSERTING A VERY FINE FILAMENT NEEDLE DIRECTLY INTO THE TARGETED PROBLEMATIC TISSUE. BY DOING THIS, THE GOAL IS TO NORMALIZE THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE TISSUE AND RESTORE HOMEOSTASIS. IT IS A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR A MULTITUDE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL AND NEUROMUSCULAR CONDITIONS. DRY NEEDLING IS SIMILAR TO ACUPUNCTURE, HOWEVER, DRY NEEDLING IS BASED ON NEURO-ANATOMY AND ITS GOAL IS TO TARGET SPECIFIC MUSCLES, OR NERVE PATHWAYS, IN ORDER TO RESTORE SPECIFIC TISSUE HOMEOSTASIS. ​
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Does it hurt?
THE FINE FILAMENT NEEDLE IS VERY THIN AND FLEXIBLE. AS A RESULT, THE ACTUAL NEEDLE INSERTION IS VIRTUALLY PAINLESS. ONCE THE NEEDLE IS INSERTED, SOME DISCOMFORT IS EXPECTED WHEN IT ENTERS TRIGGER POINTS OR TIGHT MUSCLES, YOU MAY FEEL A DEEP ACHE WHICH IS USUALLY SHORT LASTING AND SUBSIDES AS THE TISSUE RELEASES. IN SOME INSTANCES, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE MUSCLE SORENESS (SIMILAR TO POST WORKOUT SORENESS) AFTERWARDS. ALTERNATIVELY, AND IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU FEEL IMMEDIATELY LOOSER AND LESS PAINFUL. ALL OF THESE SENSATIONS ARE PERFECTLY NORMAL AND ARE EVEN CONSIDERED DESIRABLE RESPONSES.
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WHO IS IT FOR?
DRY NEEDLING IS FOR ANYONE EXPERIENCING MUSCLE SORENESS, DYSFUNCTION, WEAKNESS, OR PAIN. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DRY NEEDLING, YOU MUST FIRST BE EVALUATED BY OUR DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY BEFORE BOOKING YOUR FIRST DRY NEEDLING SESSION.
