Dry Needling is a technique used by physical therapists for the management of pain and movement impairments.

This technique uses a "dry" needle, one without medication or injection, inserted through the skin into areas of the muscle where taut bands are found.

Other terms commonly used to describe dry needling are Trigger point dry needling, and Intramuscular Dry needling.

Dry needling is not acupuncture, a practice based on traditional Chinese medicine and performed by acupuncturists. Dry needling is a part of modern Western medicine principles and supported by research 1.

What is a Trigger Point?

A trigger point is a taut band of skeletal muscle located within a larger muscle group. Trigger points can be tender to the touch, and touching a trigger point may cause pain to other parts of the body.

Basically trigger points are the fibres of muscle which looses property of contarctibility in response to impulse generated by brain and due to lack of activity in that particular area chemical substances accumulate and causes pain and discomfort.

The Benefits of Dry Needling

Why a newer treatment method is gaining attention—and getting results Despite its scary-sounding name, “dry needling” is a safe, effective treatment involving needles that are the same size as those used in acupuncture.

A practitioner will insert a needle along a client’s trigger points — the tight bands of tissue within a muscle — to promote the body’s own healing mechanisms and improving blood circulation to that particular area.

Sudden flow of blood in that particular area results in heaviness at that particular area for 24 hours to 48 hours and this can be managed by simply application of heat to needled area.

The technique has long been used in Europe, but it’s only in the past 30 years that it’s risen in popularity in the United States.

Benefits of Dry needling -

1.Dry needling can loosen stiff muscles,

2.Ease joint pain,

improve blood flow and oxygen circulation within the body.

3. Pain caused due to muscular imbalance in conditions such as PIVD , SLIP DISC, SPINAL CANAL STENOSIS etc.

4.Pain caused by muscular component due to osteoarthritis can be eased with this technique.

5. Tennis elbow, calcaneal spur , heel pain , plantar fascitis etc are many other condition that can be treated with this technique.

6. Fibromyalgia- A mysteric condition can be treated with this technique.

Keep in mind Dry Needling don't use any of the medication in the procedure .

by- Dr. Rahul K.Sharma - Physical Therapist

( MPT (Ortho) DNDT, BLS, FIMT )

Ex Consultant Physical Therapist Fortis hospitals bangalore .  

Ex HOD PT Dhanush Hospitals , bangalore 

Ex Chief Of Physical Therapy Khushi Orthopaedic ,bangalore 

HOD PT - Bharat vikas parishad hospitals , dadabari kota

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