Dry needling is a valuable tool for relieving pain, tightness and trigger points in muscles, but it’s not a cure-all.

Trigger points are tight, sensitive areas within muscle tissue, often described as “knots.” They can develop due to muscle imbalances, poor posture, overuse, or injury. When a muscle becomes tight, it functions less effectively and weakens over time. Conversely, weak muscles become tight as they compensate for instability. This cycle can lead to the formation of trigger points, where muscle fibers contract and fail to relax properly.

Dry needling works by targeting these trigger points directly. This can help release tension, improve blood flow, and reduce pain.
(Massage is limited by the depth that can be reached through the skin).

However, releasing a trigger point is only one part of the solution.

Once the trigger point is addressed, strengthening the muscle is essential. In chronic cases (typically lasting longer than three months) the brain begins to “avoid” using the affected muscle, relying instead on other muscles to compensate. These compensation patterns lead to further dysfunction and discomfort.

That’s where exercise comes in.

Rehabilitation exercises help retrain the brain to properly activate the affected muscle. This restores normal movement patterns, improves strength, and reduces the likelihood of trigger points returning. When used on its own, dry needling can provide short-term relief. But when combined with targeted exercise, it becomes a far more effective and lasting treatment approach.

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​Muscles need two things in order to properly work: activation and strength. 

1. Needling motor points of injured muscles will help activating the muscle and through the muscle's motor neuron it help reconnecting it with your brain 🧠.

2. Needling around the injury site the needle breaks up accumulations and cause micro trauma. Blood then brings the healing cells of inflammation, nutrients and oxygen and carries away waste products. 
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3. Various Traditional Chinese Acupoints stimulate circulation, reduce pain, swelling, inflammation and move energy. 

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​Myofascial trigger points are palpable knots, a wad of muscle fibers staying in a hard contraction, never relaxing. They may cause localized pain, referred pain or reduced range of motion and function. Whether they are caused by new or old injuries, improper or overtraining, incorrect posture or just life, trigger point acupuncture/dry needling is very effective in the treatment of muscle pains and help to return the natural balance to your muscles.

​Your dry needling sessions are complimented with evaluation of your movement and suggestion of corrective exercises are also provided. These two I find are essential to really correct and overcome the problem. Dry needling is one of the safest ways to address physical problems such as chronic neck, back pain, sciatica, TMJ, tension headaches or whiplash injuries . 
Schedule your session today if you experience pain. ​

Cupping therapy, especially when it is combined with acupuncture, dry needling and corrective exercise is very beneficial for shoulder pain.

Guess where this patient's pain is? Hint - it's the darkest spot. The infraspinatus muscle is strained. 

Cupping marks are diagnostic, darker color means that the blood in that area doesn't flow freely, causing "stagnation". Cupping "moves the blood", improves circulation, releases fascial tightness, loosens tightness, reduces pain and fastens healing. 

This patient has an infraspinatus strain from swimming. He is being seen twice a week for acupuncture, dry needling, cupping and corrective exercises to relieve pain and build a strong and balanced body. He is training for a full Ironman. 

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Beijing, China.
In the USA we don't have access to this kind of needle unfortunately. Here patient is being treated for herniated disc, and this needle is being used to help the patient overcome it.

​Needling into the injury site creates a micro trauma, which improves blood flow to the area. Blood brings the healing cells of inflammation, nutrients and carries away the waste products. 

Patients with herniated disc need acupuncture / dry needling two to three times a week initially. As the pain and inflammation subside, gentle corrective exercises and various stretches are being introduced to retrain the muscles and to build a strong, functional and balanced body. 

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