Dry needling is a tool used in conjunction with your chiropractic care plan. Dry needling can be used to assist with alleviating radicular pain, joint pain, odd sensations, and migraines.
Dry needling is usually needed no more than twice a week, or up to eight visits per month. Once a patient finds relief and the underlying cause is dealt with, dry needling can be used on an as-needed basis.
Walters is the only chiropractor in the Wiregrass area who is certified by the Integrative Dry Needling Institute. Integrative dry needling is not acupuncture traditional Chinese medicine , it is based on neuro-anatomy and modern scientific study of the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular systems.
A very fine filament needle is inserted through the skin and into the deeper tissues that are considered trigger points to your pain. Dry needling works by causing a micro lesion within the pathological tissue thus breaking up shortened tissues, inhibiting a reflex arc from the nervous system to the tissue, normalizing the inflammatory response, and centrally mediating the pain.
Many patients report that the process is virtually painless. You may feel a twitch or small sensation, which is normal. The fine filament needle is very thin, solid, and flexible, which allows for the needle to be pushed through the skin versus cutting the skin. This helps reduce any discomfort that may occur with the procedure. We strive to make the treatment virtually painless, however at times a local twitch response of the muscle may be felt. When the needle is inserted into the pathological tissue the local twitch response sensation is normal and is felt only momentarily.
