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Is Your Neck the Hidden Cause of Your Headaches?
🔍 What Is a Cervicogenic Headache?
A cervicogenic headache is a type of headache that actually comes from your neck — not your head.
It’s caused by dysfunction or tension in the upper cervical spine — the joints, discs, and soft tissues at the top of your neck.
Typical signs of a cervicogenic headache include:
Pain that starts in the neck and radiates to the head
Headache on one side (that doesn’t shift sides)
Pain triggered by certain neck movements or awkward
Julian Simpson
Oct 154 min read


Is Deep Dry Needling Combined with Stretching Effective for Muscle Pain?
Deep Dry Needling Combined with Stretching Effective for Muscle Pain?
Muscle pain- what happens?
characteristic effects include heig
Julian Simpson
Aug 114 min read


Analysing the Benefits: Dry Needling & Chiropractic Therapy for Pain Management
Analysing the Benefits: Dry Needling & Chiropractic Therapy for Pain Management
Low back pain (LBP) is a musculoskeletal ailment that affec
Julian Simpson
May 54 min read


"Can Dry Needling Effectively Alleviate Myofascial Shoulder Pain in Overhead Athletes?"
Shoulder pain is a prevalent and debilitating musculoskeletal disorder among overhead athletes .
Explosive and repetitive movements over t
Julian Simpson
Aug 4, 20242 min read


Relief through Needles: How Dry Needling Can Alleviate Your Chronic Low Back Pain
The main findings of this review were:
Dry needling can decrease post-intervention pain intensity and pain disability when compared to other treatments
The results vary at follow-up
A combination of dry needling plus other treatments can be better than dry needling monotherapy
Larger needles are more effective when compared to fine needles
Dry needling can increase spinal mobility measures and quality of life after treatment.
Julian Simpson
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Which is better for pain and disability: Dry Needling or Corticosteroid Injection?
Dry Needling Therapy
Q: What is dry needling?It’s a technique using fine needles to release muscle trigger points and relieve pain.
Q: Is dry needling the same as acupuncture?No, acupuncture is based on traditional Chinese medicine, while dry needling targets specific muscle knots.
Q: Does dry needling hurt?Most people feel a brief twitch or ache, followed by muscle relief.
Q: What conditions benefit from dry needling?Back pain, neck pain, sports injuries, and chronic m
Julian Simpson
Jun 17, 20223 min read


How Dry Needling Can Help Alleviate Shoulder Pain
How Dry Needling Can Help Alleviate Shoulder Pain Researchers looked into the effectiveness of dry needling on myofascial pain syndrome...
Julian Simpson
Nov 12, 20212 min read


Is dry needling effective for the management of plantar heel pain or plantar fasciitis
Is dry needling effective for the management of plantar heel pain or plantar fasciitis Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the...
Julian Simpson
Sep 10, 20212 min read


Relieving Headaches: How Dry Needling Can Help with Tension-Type, Cervicogenic , and Migraine Headaches
Relieving Headaches: How Dry Needling Can Help with Tension-Type, Cervicogenic , and Migraine Headaches Can dry needling help with...
Julian Simpson
Aug 6, 20212 min read


Exploring the Benefits of Dry Needling for Pain Relief
Exploring the Benefits of Dry Needling for Pain Relief Is Dry Needling Applied by Physical Therapists Effective for Pain in...
Julian Simpson
Jul 30, 20212 min read


Can Dry Needling Effectively Address Acute Shoulder Pain?
Can Dry Needling Effectively Address Acute Shoulder Pain? We have all at some point had a painful shoulder It could be from overreaching,...
Julian Simpson
Jun 5, 20212 min read


Unlocking the Science: The Effectiveness of Dry Needling on Hip Pain
Unlocking the Science: The Effectiveness of Dry Needling on Hip Pain Significant group-by-time interactions were shown for physical...
Julian Simpson
May 14, 20212 min read


Can Dry Needling Help Improve Function in Osteoarthritis Patients with Trigger Points around the Knee and Hip Joints?
Can Dry Needling Help Improve Function in Osteoarthritis Patients with Trigger Points around the Knee and Hip Joints? The latest research...
Julian Simpson
May 5, 20212 min read


Unravelling the Mystery of Dry Needling: Answers to Common Questions
Unravelling the Mystery of Dry Needling: Answers to Common Questions Now that we have discussed what dry needling is and what muscles it...
Julian Simpson
Mar 29, 20192 min read


What Are The Best Muscles For Dry Needling?
What Are The Best Muscles For Dry Needling? What is dry needling? We use acupuncture needles to help release muscle tension and pressure....
Julian Simpson
Mar 29, 20192 min read
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