Acupuncture


	[View] Acupuncture / Dry Needling: At The Spine Clinic we use Biomedical Acupuncture / Dry Needling to achieve a reduction in pain and restoration of function. The research has shown Acupuncture / Dry Needling to be helpful in the relief of pain. Acupuncture is an ancient technique based on the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principles of the flow of Chi (energy) through the body. Acupuncture aims to treat pain by balancing Chi via insertion of needles at specific acupuncture points. Dry needling is a Western take on TCM whereby needles are insereted to specific points. Both treatments involve using fine needles, inserted at particular points on the body that can help relieve the symptoms of a number of physical and psychological conditions. They can be used to treat pain and dysfunction caused by muscle problems, sinus trouble, headaches, and some nerve problems. Dry needling has western medical research behind it. Needles are inserted into the skin and muscle directly at myofascial trigger points - these are points thought to consist of multiple contraction knots, which are related to production and maintenance of the pain cycle. After a dry needling treatment the area in the muscle which has been treated feels much softer and relaxed and the person will feel looser. Very often people find that the pain they experience when a trigger point is being treated, be it local or referring, is a familiar type of pain or ache that they have. Different types of massage and manual therapies have proven to deactivate and relief the tender areas and pain which allowed the person to feel looser and less tight in their muscles. Click here to speak to a member of our staff regarding acupuncture treatment.