Dry needling is a form of acupuncture used to treat muscle tightness and stiffness. It is a very safe treatment and is effective for many different types of pain, including back pain, neck pain, knee pain and shoulder pain. In this guide, we’ll look at why you might need dry needling Melbourne and what happens during the treatment itself.
Low back soreness can be difficult to live with and slows you down.
Low back pain is a common condition caused by many different things. It can be acute or chronic and can be treated with dry needling. Dry needling treats low back pain, muscle tightness, and spasms. This treatment will help you get back to your daily activities without taking medication or coming into our clinic every week for treatments.
Melbourne Clinical Masseurs is Melbourne’s leading Dry Needling and Soft Tissue Therapy provider.
Melbourne Clinical Masseurs is Melbourne’s leading Dry Needling and Soft Tissue Therapy provider. We specialise in treating musculoskeletal pain through a unique and innovative approach to rehabilitation, focusing on whole-body health that can help our clients achieve their full potential on and off the court. We pride ourselves on providing a holistic approach to rehabilitation that combines manual therapy techniques with electrotherapy (e.g., Tens or TENS) or acupuncture, if required, and dietetics support when necessary. This means we can provide you with a complete suite of services under one roof – making it easier for you to get back into action sooner!
What is Dry Needling?
Dry needling is a type of acupuncture that targets trigger points and tiny muscle knots in the body. These get tight and full of lactic acid, which causes pain and inflammation. Dry needling can treat many areas of the body, including the neck, back and shoulder muscles. It has also been used to treat some types of headaches. Most people experience pain or discomfort when their muscles knotted up with stress or fatigue—called a trigger point (or knot). Using acupuncture needles to poke these tight spots in your muscles releases chemicals into your bloodstream that help calm down your nervous system, so you don’t feel as much pain from those trigger points anymore!
Dry needling is inserting an acupuncture needle into a trigger point to reduce pain and increase muscle function.
Dry needling physio Melbourne is inserting an acupuncture needle into a trigger point to reduce pain and increase muscle function. It is often used to treat muscle pain, back pain, shoulder pain, knee pain and other chronic soft tissue injuries. Dry needling is similar to traditional acupuncture. Instead of inserting needles into specific points on the body (which can be painful), dry needling uses wonderful solid needles inserted through the skin into tight bands of muscle called trigger points. These trigger points contribute to many common musculoskeletal problems, such as low back pain or neck stiffness. The most common conditions treated with dry needling are back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, knee pain and headaches. Dry needling can also treat various conditions, such as plantar fasciitis (heel pain), tennis elbow and tendinopathies (painful overuse injuries). It involves using a thin needle and inserting it into trigger points or ‘muscle knots’ to release tight muscle bands or spasms. Dry needling is a form of acupuncture. It involves using a thin needle and inserting it into trigger points or ‘muscle knots’ to release tight muscle bands or spasms.
Dry needling can be used to treat myofascial pain syndrome and sports injuries.
What are myofascial trigger points, and how can I treat them? Myofascial pain syndrome is a condition that causes muscle pain, tenderness, and stiffness in areas of your body. It’s often associated with muscle injuries or overuse. Myofascial trigger points are tight band of muscle tissue that causes pain when pressed against the skin.
A trigger point is a taut band in a muscle, usually painful on palpation, which can refer to pain in other areas when compressed.
A trigger point is a taut band in a muscle, usually painful on palpation, which can refer to pain in other areas when compressed. These are often found in the neck, shoulders and lower back and cause pain to radiate from them. Trigger points can also be felt as a lump in the muscle rather than a tight band. Trigger points may also cause referred pain when pressure is applied directly over them, such as when putting your hand on the painful area of your chest or shoulder after you have experienced heart problems or reflux. This refers to increased pressure within one part of your body due to an imbalance elsewhere – for example, if there’s poor blood supply because of another medical condition. Then this could lead to swelling around that area (such as during pregnancy), making it harder for nutrients to flow through usually.
There are two types of trigger points; active and latent.
There are two types of trigger points; active and latent. Active trigger points are tender to touch and cause pain when pressed. Latent trigger points are not tender to touch but can cause pain when pressed. Both active and latent trigger points can be treated with dry needling.
Try dry needling for any muscle soreness or tightness.
Dry needling is a treatment that uses thin needles to treat muscle pain and tightness. If you have been feeling muscle soreness or discomfort, dry needling can help you. Dry needling can help with a variety of muscle injuries, as well as other conditions, including:
- Neck pain
- Back pain
- Shoulder injury or chronic shoulder tension
Dry needling is a safe, effective treatment option and has not been associated with any severe side effects.
Conclusion
Dry needling is a safe and effective treatment for soft tissue pain. It is beneficial for treating trigger points and muscle knots, which can be challenging to treat with other therapies. Dry needling has been used in China as early as 1000 BCE and has been researched extensively in modern medicine since the early 20th century. So if you’re looking for pain relief from your back or neck pain, give us a call! We offer dry needling at our clinic in Melbourne CBD, just around the corner from Southern Cross Station on Bourke St (corner of Bourke & Russell).
