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Dry Needling/IMS
Dry Needling/IMS
At Biomedical Dry Needling (BDN) involves inserting a tiny monofilament needle in a muscle or muscles in order to release shortened bands of muscles and decrease trigger point activity. This can help resolve pain and muscle tension, and will promote healing. BDN is a valuable and effective treatment for musculoskeletal pain. Like any treatment, there are possible complications. While complications are rare in occurrence, they are real and must be considered prior to giving consent for treatment.
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"What is Dry Needling?
Dry needling is a specialized technique used by certified physiotherapists, chiropractors and medical doctors. The technique, depending on clinician training, can be termed: Dry Needling, Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS), Biomedical Dry Needling or Functional Dry Needling (FDN) but all tends to follow the same treatment approach.
Dry needling is used to treat musculoskeletal systems based on pain patterns, muscular dysfunction and other orthopaedic signs and symptoms after an initial patient assessment.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Dry Needling work?
Living with chronic pain can be debilitating and limiting your quality of life. Chronic pain is often thought to be a natural part of aging which is myth and it can be a result of ongoing biomechanical dysfunction. We can provide a variety of Physiotherapy interventions to treat such symptoms at Re+active.
What conditions can Dry Needling help?
Many common orthopaedic conditions can be helped by Dry Needling, including:
- Muscular strains
- Sporting injuries
- Tension headaches
- Neck pain and stiffness
- Repetitive strain injuries (tennis elbow/patellar tendonitis/achilles tendonitis)
- Whiplash
- Lower back pain
What conditions can Dry Needling help?
Many common orthopaedic conditions can be helped by Dry Needling, including:
- Muscular strains
- Sporting injuries
- Tension headaches
- Neck pain and stiffness
- Repetitive strain injuries (tennis elbow/patellar tendonitis/achilles tendonitis)
- Whiplash
- Lower back pain
Is Dry Needling only for pain?
No! While Dry Needling is often able to offer instant pain relief, the main goal of needling is to allow proper movement and function. When pain is reduced after needling, joint range of motion is improved and proper corrective exercise can be prescribed to patients. Also, there are often times when your therapist will perform Dry Needling away from the site of pain, to release adjacent or compensating muscles, which can enable proper body function as a whole and relieve patient pain even faster.
Is Dry Needling safe?
Yes! As in all advanced therapy practices there are risks involved, but the most common side effect is local soreness around the needle insertion point that lasts 12-24 hours. Your treating clinician will review all relevant contraindications to Dry Needling prior to treatment.
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