Dry Needling in Concord: Benefits and What to Expect
Updated: 5 days ago
Muscle tightness and discomfort can make everyday activities uncomfortable, from working at a desk to daily exercises. Sometimes these muscle tightness or stiffness make it hard to even turn your head to check your side mirror while driving.
If you have been dealing with stubborn muscles that does not simply go away with massage, stretching or foam rolling, you may have come across and considered 'dry needling' treatment.
At Back and Beyond Chiropractic in Concord, we offer dry needling as one of our treatment options to help relieve pain and discomfort and promote healing.
What Is Dry Needling?
Dry needling involves utilising fine, sterile, single-use acupuncture needles into tight & stiff muscles. It is commonly used to address sensitive areas sometimes described as myofascial trigger points or simply "muscle knots".
What Is a Myofascial Trigger Point?
Myofascial Trigger Point or sometimes referred to as "muscle knot" is a sensitive and hyper-irritable spot within a taut band of muscle. It can feel tender when applying pressure and may cause pain locally or travels to another area, known as "referred pain". Trigger points may also be associated with stiffness and discomfort during movement.
These "muscle knots" can be developed from a variety of reasons
Strenuous exercise or repetitive activity
Intense exercise, sudden increases in training or repetitive movements can place additional demands on muscles.
Insufficient Recovery
Repeated muscle use during work or exercise without adequate recovery may contribute to ongoing fatigue and discomfort.
Sustained Positions
Holding the same positions for extended periods without proper rest can place a sustained load on certain muscles, particularly around the neck and shoulders.
Prolonged sitting
Prolonged sitting in front of desk or driving for long period may contribute to stiffness and discomfort.
The term 'dry' means that no medication or fluid is injected, and it aims to help manage muscular pain and discomfort.
How Can Dry Needling Help?
Research suggests that there are many different physiological and mechanical ways to improve muscular tension and recovery.
Improve Blood Supply and local circulation
Some studies suggest that needling can increase local blood flow which can promote healing process.
Reduce muscular tension
It may help to break down the knot when a fine needles inserted on targeted muscles. This is similar when pressure applied during massage session to relax muscles but dry needling utilises fine acupuncture needle instead.
Modulating Pain Signals
Needling stimulates sensory nerves and may influence how the nervous system processes pain, helping reduce sensitivity in the treated area.
Is Dry Needling Suitable for Everyone?
While dry needling treatment is suitable for most of people, it may not be suitable options if you have certain medical conditions or currently on medications such as blood thinner. Our chiropractors in Concord will go though a thorough health history, to ensure dry needling treatment is appropriate option for you.
Our chiropractors at Back and Beyond Chiropractic have undergone extra education on dry needling course.
What Conditions Would Dry Needling Beneficial?
Dry needling treatment can be applied to any somatic muscles in the body. Common conditions that we incorporate dry needling treatment include:
Rotator Cuff Injuries
Sporting Injuries (including ankle sprain and muscle strain)
(Pseudo) Torticollis (Acute neck muscle spasm that you cannot move your head)
Lower Back Pain
Headache
Shoulder and Neck pain (Upper trapezius tightness)
Post Training Recovery
How Many Sessions Will I Need?
There is no fixed number of sessions that suits everyone. Generally, many patients notice improved symptoms (including reduced pain level, improves flexibility and mobility) after the dry needling treatment.
At Back and Beyond Chiropractic, our chiropractors incorporates dry needling treatment in conjunction with other treatment options such as chiropractic adjustment, rehabilitation exercises and ergonomic advices to alleviate pain and discomfort and restore the proper function of muscles and joints.
Considering Dry Needling Concord?
Back and Beyond Chiropractic offers comprehensive chiropractic treatment including dry needling in Concord, conveniently located for people in nearby Burwood, Olympic Park, Homebush, Strathfield, Five Dock and Rhodes.
If muscular pain or tightness holds you behind and affecting your daily routine, contact our team to arrange an assessment. Our chiropractors can speak multiple languages including English, Chinese (Both Cantonese and Mandarin) and Korean for your convenience.
Book an appointment or call us 0449 858 802 with us today to relieve pain and discomfort with dry needling!
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