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 ...

Alex Pierce, 25, took up distance running with great enthusiasm a couple of years ago. Then she developed knee pain so severe that she could not climb stairs. So Pierce, a doctoral student in food ...

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Trigger point dry needling has an ominous name which sounds quite barbaric at first notice. However, looking at the history and the results with this technique, one would have to come to the ...

Dry needling is a recent practice similar to acupuncture, focusing on relieving muscle pain and tightness. Physical therapists, sports therapists, and acupuncturists can perform dry needling.

Trigger point release may be done with the practitioner’s hands, as a type of massage treatment, or by using small needles, known as dry needling. It can help relieve pain and other symptoms. Trigger ...