Advanced Physiotherapy and Wellness Center
Advanced Physiotherapy and Wellness Center
Dry Needling
Dry needling, also known as myofascial trigger, point dry needling, is an alternative medicine technique similar to acupuncture. Dry needling is sometimes also known as intramuscular stimulation (IMS). It involves the use of solid filiform needles for therapy of muscle pain, including pain related to myofascial pain syndrome.
Dry needling is mainly used to treat myofascial trigger points, but it is also used to target connective tissue, neural ailments, and muscular ailments. The American Physical Therapy Association defines dry needling as a technique used to treat dysfunction of skeletal muscle and connective tissue, minimize peripheral nociception (pain), and improve or regulate structural or functional damage.