Trigger Point Dry Needling

What if relief from myofascial dysfunction and other forms of chronic pain could be obtained from just a few pokes with a pin? Think it’s impossible? Think again! Mid-County Physical Therapy’s trigger point dry needling program can help improve your quality of life.

Manual trigger point dry needling is a hands-on physical therapy approach to treating myofascial pain and dysfunction. Myofascial pain is most common in areas like the upper back, shoulders, and head and neck. Trigger point dry needling is a skilled intervention that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points to deactivate and shut down painful or knotted areas in the muscle.

By inserting the filiform needle into these areas a local twitch response will be elicited. A local twitch response is a brief contraction followed by an immediate and long-lasting relaxation. Multiple trigger points in multiple muscles can be treated during each treatment. The deepest parts of muscles can be reached utilizing this treatment procedure allowing for amazing pain relief many people never thought possible.

Benefits of Trigger Point Dry Needling

• Access to deep muscle and underlying tissue never before possible.
• Alleviates muscle spasms and relieves tension in tight muscles.
• Relief of pain where many other treatments have failed.
• Improves blood flow at the deepest levels.
• Speeds healing time.
• Heals repetitive stress and overuse injuries.
• Restores lost mobility and movement.
• Preventative in nature to avoid more serious injury caused by muscle spasms.
• Stimulates a muscle to work better.
• Heals and alleviates chronic pain. 
• How long before results are realized?

You will likely feel a positive change right after the first session. Your muscles may feel soreness and fatigue, similar to how you would feel after a long day of physical activity. This soreness and fatigue can last from a few hours to 1-2 days but should not interfere with your daily activities. 

After 1-2 days on average, you should begin to experience a reduction in any pain and tightness you may have been feeling before the treatment. This relief should become long-lasting after only 1-2 sessions.

Should You Be Wary of Trigger Point Dry Needling?

Although trigger point dry needling is an excellent example of how physical therapy can help chronic pain, it’s not uncommon to have concerns. Very few people are comfortable with the idea of having needles inserted into their skin, even when they’re as thin and relatively painless as the filiform needles used in trigger point dry needling.

That’s why it’s important to watch out for poorly trained and inexperienced trigger point dry needling practitioners. This is a form of therapy that requires considerable skill and training for it to be safe and effective.

Fortunately, the trigger point dry needling practitioners at Mid-County Physical Therapy are all professionally trained and certified. They meet all regulatory requirements for providing this service and practice the treatment at only the highest level of quality.

Don’t Wait! Try Trigger Point Dry Needling Now

Chronic myofascial pain and muscle spasms can lead to lasting long-term health problems. Getting treatment now can help avoid these problems, making you feel better and improving your overall quality of life.

No one should have to suffer from chronic pain when relief options are available. Come in to Mid-County Physical Therapy today to learn more about trigger point dry needling!