What is dry needling?

Dry needling is a technique that targets “trigger points” in your muscles with thin needles to help relieve pain and improve muscle function. Your trigger points are hard, painful knots in muscle tissue. They can make it very difficult and uncomfortable to perform ordinary daily tasks. This problem is often called myofascial pain syndrome, and it’s most common in the neck and the arms. Dry needling inserts very thin needles through your skin to the knotted up muscle below. The targeted process stimulates the trigger point, helping the tightened tissue to relax. This relieves your pain and allows your muscles to function much better.