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Dry Needling

Dry needling is a treatment for muscle pain, using thin acupuncture type needles. It is sometimes known as intramuscular stimulation.

Conditions treated with Dry Needling

Dry needling is used for pain relief in a variety of musculoskeletal conditions causing pain in the body. Acupuncture and dry needling techniques are similar, but their rationale and use in treatment are different.

Analgesia produced by needling a pain spot is called the ‘needle effect’. Dry needling for treating trigger points was first introduced by Czech physician Karel Lewit in 1979. He noticed that the success of injections into trigger points in relieving pain was apparently unconnected to the analgesic used. Dry needling is a useful adjunct to treatment when the use of injection is not appropriate.

Costochondritis

Costochondritis is the medical term for inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the chest (sternum). Inflammation is the body’s natura...

Discogenic Low Back Pain

Discogenic back pain is caused by one or more of the intervertebral discs. It accounts for 39% of chronic low back pain. The intervertebral discs have...

Degenerative Disc Disease

Disc degeneration is one of the most common cause of back pain. Disc degeneration involves a structural, functional, mechanical, nutritional and chemi...

Whiplash

The term “whiplash” was first used in the early twentieth century to describe the particular mechanism of injury to the head and neck during a sudden ...

Thoracic Back Pain

The thoracic spine connects with the cervical spine above and the lumbar spine at the base of the spine and is attached to the rib cage. Thoracic back...

Tennis Elbow

This is similar to golfer’s elbow. However, tennis elbow causes pain around the lateral epicondyle (the outside of the elbow). It causes pain where ...

Tendon Injury

Tendons are tough fibres that connect the muscles to the bone near the joints. Most tendon injuries occur near the joints. Tiny tears in the tendons ...

Slipped Disc

This is also called a prolapsed disc, herniated disc or disc protrusion. A disc is made up of a softer centre, and a tough fibrous external ring. In s...

Shin Splints

Shin splints is the term for lower leg pain occurring below the knee, either on the front of the leg or the inside of the leg. This pain often plagues...

Sciatica

Sciatica is pain that radiates from the lower back, through the buttocks and down the back of the leg – following the course of the sciatic nerve. It ...

Sacroiliac Joint Pain / SI Joint Pain

The sacroiliac joints connect the sacrum (the wedge-shaped bone at the bottom of the spine) to the iliac bones (the two bones that make up the pelvis)...

Post Knee Replacement Pain

Knee replacements are amongst the most successful orthopaedic surgical procedures for arthritic knees, but not everyone is pain free after the procedu...

Post Hip Replacement Pain

Hip replacements are amongst the most successful orthopaedic surgical procedures for arthritic hips, but not everyone is pain free after the procedure...

Muscle Tear

This refers to injury to a muscle. Minor injuries will mildly over-stretch a muscle or a tendon, whereas severe injuries may cause partial or complet...

Muscle Strain

This refers to minor injury to a muscle. Minor injuries will mildly over-stretch a muscle or a tendon, whereas severe injuries may cause partial or c...

Low Back Pain

The lower back is a complex structure of bones, ligaments, muscles and tendons which all work together to provide the low back with support, strength ...

Hamstring Strain

There are four hamstring muscles attaching the pelvis to the knee. A strain of these muscles can range from mild to very severe involving complete rup...

Golfer’s Elbow

This is similar to tennis elbow. However, golfers elbow causes pain around the medial epicondyle (the inside of the elbow). It causes pain where the...

Frozen Shoulder / Adhesive Capsulitis

Frozen shoulder syndrome, clinically known as adhesive capsulitis, is a painful and debilitating condition affecting up to 5% of the population. Adhes...

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Treatment for acute and chronic sports injuries, arthritis, soft tissue injuries and exercise medicine consultations

Our Dry Needling Clinicians

Wayne Coleman

Osteopath

Milton Keynes

Shelley Terry

Chiropractor

Milton Keynes

Lorena Solarte

Physiotherapist

Guildford

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Frequently asked questions about Dry Needling

Your practitioner will explain what they are doing throughout the treatment. You will have to lie or sit down and may have to remove part of your clothing so the practitioner can reach the trigger point.

Acupuncture needles are very fine and the practitioners are experienced in inserting them so they do not cause pain. You may experience mild tingling or a dull ache during treatment.

A trigger point is a sensitive area of the body, stimulation or irritation of which causes a specific effect in another part, especially a tender area in a muscle which causes generalized musculoskeletal pain when overstimulated. If Dry Needling does not work you can see one of our SEM or MSK doctors for a steroid Trigger Point injection.

A number of our practitioners are qualified to use Dry Needling as a treatment. Check out the profiles below to see who can treat you with Acupuncture or Dry Needling. All our practitioners will assess you thoroughly to determine what is the best type of treatment for your condition.

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