Dry Needling

Dry Needling is a technique in which the therapist punctures the muscles with a needle. This form of therapy is very effective for treating “trigger points” or knots in a muscle. These are small hardenings that can cause annoying, radiating pain. With Dry Needling, the therapist places a targeted, very thin needle in a muscle to relax it quickly and for a long time. The treatment is used, among other things, to treat myofascial pain syndrome, stiffness and pain in the muscles.

Trigger points can manifest themselves in:
• Pain and/or stiffness in a certain place in a muscle and also radiating pain
• Movement restrictions in associated joints
• Decreased strength in the muscle(s) involved
• Pain avoidance behavior, you start moving “differently”.
• Tingling in arm/leg, headache or dizziness