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Dry Needling Therapy In Harrogate, TN

Dry Needling Therapy In Harrogate, TN

Dry needling is a skilled intervention that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points, muscular, and connective tissues for the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairments.

What is Dry Needling?

Dry needling is a technique used to treat dysfunctions in skeletal muscle, fascia, and connective tissue, and, diminish persistent peripheral nociceptive input, and reduce or restore impairments of body structure and function leading to improved activity and participation.

How does Dry Needling Work?

In clinical practice, DN is performed once the physical therapy examination and evaluation are completed and clear therapeutic goals and objectives are established. The solid filament needle allows the Physical Therapist to target tissues that are not manually palpable.

Dry Needle Therapy In Harrogate, TN

“Description of Dry Needling in Clinical Practice: An Educational Resource Paper.” Apta.org, American Physical Therapy Association, Feb. 2013, http://www.apta.org/StateIssues/DryNeedling/ClinicalPracticeResourcePaper/. Sept. 26, 2018.

“Www.aozpt.net.” Www.aozpt.net, Arizona Orthopedic Physical Therapy, 3 July 2018, azopt.net/dry-needling/.

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