You may have heard of a treatment called dry needling and wondered what it is or if it’s right for you. While the name of the procedure may sound intimidating, dry needling is an accessible and ...

Maria is a 42-year-old avid runner who’s been battling chronic hip and low back pain for months. While traditional strength ...

To ease it, her physical therapist, Kolten Tea, used dry needles to help loosen the deep muscles in her lower back and thigh, in addition to other exercises. After inserting the needles, Tea sent a ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA)– It’s a technique to treat pain that has been around for thousands of years, but many are still unfamiliar with it. It’s called ‘dry needling’. As part of our “Ask The Expert” ...

Trey Martin stuck two thin needles in a volunteer’s lower back to demonstrate a technique called dry needling and waited for what is called the “local twitch response” – when the tight muscles nearby ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - We've all heard of acupuncture, using tiny needles to alleviate pain and other problems. But there is something similar to that called dry needling. Gary Kearns, ScD, is an ...

Physical therapist Vincent Ragozine attaches leads to dry needles Clark’s knee. Staff photos / R. Michael Semple Physical therapist Vincent Ragozine slid another long, thin needle into Lori Clark’s ...

Dry needling, by contrast, is based on modern anatomy. If someone is complaining of neck pain, Hopson’s needles will not stray too far from the neck when trying to find and heal trigger points.

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Pinpointing pain, dry needling is growing in popularity. The up-and-coming technique uses tiny needles to treat and manage pain. A car accident last year left Sophia Fuchs with ...

For centuries, the therapeutic use of needles has been associated exclusively with the field of acupuncture. But that seems to be eroding. As other disciplines have adopted a similar technique and ...