Dry Needling

Dry needling is a form of treatment that involves the use of fine, thin needles to stimulate underlying trigger points in the muscles and fascia. The procedure is performed to alleviate pain and improve function in patients with a range of musculoskeletal conditions. To perform dry needling, Osteopaths undergo specific training.

Benefits of Dry Needling

Local Effects

Inserting the needle into a specific structure increases blood flow to the area and invokes the body’s normal injury (local inflammatory) response and subsequent tissue healing.

Spinal Segmental Effects

When a needle is inserted into a particular structure, it not only has an effect at the location, but also the spinal level that the structure correlates to. This in turn down-regulates the pain signals from that level, which leads to less pain perceived at structures innervated by that spinal level.

Dry needling may help with:

• Acute neck and back pain

• Lumbar disc bulge and nerve pain

• Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)

• Tension (trigger points) in the neck and shoulders

• Ankle instability

• Shoulder injuries

• Fibromyalgia

• Trochanteric bursitis

• Heel pain (plantar fascia pain)

• Post operative pain

A large portion of our team are trained in dry needling and find it incredibly beneficial to incorporate into their regular osteopathy consultation.

If you are after this type of treatment, make sure to book in with Emma, Mimi, Gabrielle or Cameron.