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Dry Needling Therapy
Dry Needling Therapy Adelaide
A treatment technique using sterilised single use acupuncture needles. The aim is to release trigger points in the muscles, reduce muscular pain, reactivate a muscle, accelerate tissue healing and reduce joint dysfunction.
Dry Needling benefits
Dry needling can be used as a stand-alone treatment or in addition to chiropractic or physiotherapy care. Additional fees apply.
- Chronic degenerative spinal conditions
- Acute spinal conditions – torticollis, inflamed disc
- Footballers with lower back and hamstring/groin/quad/calf tightness
- Symptomatic relief from arthritis
- Sciatica
- Headaches/migraines
Dry Needling vs Acupuncture... What's the difference?
Acupuncture or Dry Needling… what is the difference?
Dry Needling is a Western therapeutic technique used by a physical therapist; Physio, Chiro, Massage therapist, etc. The use of certain styled and sized Acupuncture needles, allows a physical therapist to target tissues that are not manually palpable. Based on trigger point therapy, dry needling is a system of pain relief that involves targeting and manipulating the area in question, in order to relieve negative sensations, for example; pain and rotation of movement restrictions.
Dry Needling follows evidence-based guidelines, recommended ‘point’ locations/dosages to reduce pain and help manage a variety of musculoskeletal conditions.
Both dry needling and Acupuncture involve the insertion of thin, sterile, “dry” (needles not dipped into any solution before insertion) single use needles into certain parts of the body, to treat pain and various neuromusculoskeletal problems –that is where the similarities essentially end.
Acupuncture is a complimentary practice rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Acupuncture treats a patient holistically (taking into account the whole picture of the patient), to alleviate pain as well as treat various health conditions.
An Acupuncturist will use various styles of; needles, insertions, and techniques, to stimulate and harmonise the Qi (or vital energy) of the patient, along Chinese meridians throughout the body, to address a myriad of health conditions. There are also Acupuncture techniques, where no needle insertion is required. It is also not uncommon for other Chinese Medicine therapies to be involved within an Acupuncture treatment; Cupping, Moxibustion, Tui Na (Chinese Therapeutic Massage)"
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