Its only a matter of time

By | February 9th, 2015|Dry Needling, Science|

I was happy to note that yet another systematic review, this time from a Chinese research team, found dry needling to be an evidence-based intervention for the treatment of neck and shoulder pain. Effectiveness of Dry Needling for Myofascial Trigger

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Fasciculations, twitches and contractions; terminology does matter…

By | December 2nd, 2014|Dry Needling, Science, Trigger Points|

One of the aspects that keeps dogging the ‘Myofascial Pain Syndrome’ world are inaccuracies; This extends to how we use terms to explain what is observed and ultimately treated. Recently, I came across a study by Rha et al. that

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What’s the flow?

By | October 16th, 2014|Dry Needling, Science|

When implementing a clinical intervention protocol, it can sometimes be a little hard to decide on the sequencing of the different elements. Should you start with massage/soft tissue work or should you do the needling first? [responsive][/responsive] Effective needling relies

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What does dry needling actually do?

By | September 17th, 2014|Dry Needling, Physicology, Science|

In managing Myofascial Pain Syndromes, the elicitation of muscle twitches is still considered as the hallmark of effective treatment. These local twitches/contractions seem to result from:   Stimulation of the motor end-plate zones (MEPZs) which elicits large muscle twitches (Needle

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Dose-Response relationships in dry needling

By | August 11th, 2014|Dry Needling, Science|

Dose-Response relationships in dry needling Dose-response is mostly discussed in the context of pharmacological agents. However, patients often request from their dry needling (DN) clinician a prognosis of how any treatments they will require for their problem to resolve. It

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Superficial and Deep Dry Needling

By | June 17th, 2014|Dry Needling, Science|

Superficial and Deep Dry Needling- a little perspective using the Trapezius of female research participants as a point of reference When dry needling TPs a distinction is made between superficial (SDN) and deep dry needling (DDN). SDN is thought to

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