What Is Dry Needling?
Dry Needling is now a well-documented and researched adjunct treatment that is widely utilized for acute and chronic pain. Dry needling can be effective at relieving symptoms for conditions such as headaches and migraines, cancer pain, nerve pain, acute and chronic pain. It is a safe and relatively painless option especially for chronic pain sufferers, as it offers an alternative to the strong pharmacy that some people find themselves on for pain. Best of all it has fewer side effects than a lot of medication.
At Physio23, if deemed appropriate we will often utilise dry needling as part of a whole treatment approach rather than a stand-alone treatment.
How Does It Work?
Dry needling allows the body to tap into the natural inflammatory process and access some natural potent pain-relieving chemicals. It effects the peripheral and central nervous system – by releasing powerful pain-relieving chemicals into the blood and nervous system. This helps by reducing pain and improving the body’s ability to deal with pain.
Dry needling can be a great way to reduce pain and decreased the sensitivity of the nervous systems especially when combined with an evidence-based approach that is used at Physio23.
