Dry Needling Therapy

Dry Needling (also known as trigger point dry needling, and intramuscular manual therapy) is a technique used in the treatment of muscle pain and dysfunction. The term “dry” needle refers to a needle without medication or injection inserted through the skin into the injured muscle. Although they are similar, dry needling is not acupuncture. Dry needling is a part of Western Medicine principles and is supported by research.

Dry needling is used to stimulate the body’s own pain relief system. This idea originated from acupuncture, where needles have been used on the body for more than 2,000 years. In 1938, Professor John Kellgren from Manchester University combined modern neurophysiology with acupuncture to find that pain relief was dependent on the stimulation of the needle itself, rather than a substance administered through it.