Adding Dry Needling to a Chiropractic Adjustment

Adding Dry Needling to a Chiropractic Adjustment

One of the most common questions i get is, will dry needling help with my pain?

Research coming out at the end of 2022 looked into this

Researchers performed the following-

- thoracic adjustments

- neck specific exercise

- added dry needling

They found that between two groups, one received Chiropractic adjustments and Exercise, the other received the same but with dry needling, There was no difference in their pain score BUT there was an increase in their neck

Adding Dry Needling to a Chiropractic Adjustment

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 muscle tension.

We have been helping our community for over 10+ years with their muscle and spinal problems. Please call Health Wise Chiropractic at 03 9467 7889 or book online to see if one of our Chiropractors in Sunbury or Melton/Strathtulloh could do the same for you!

OR

Chiropractic has moved online. We offer our online programs -STAND CORRECTED- To help you through the day.

They contain health advice for your conditions, nutritional advice, and exercises for you to do at home or at the workplace to help you achieve your health goals.

We understand that coming to the Chiropractic clinic may be costly and time-consuming.

This way if you can't make it into the chiropractic office, you can do any of our 20+ online health programs at your leisure.

Enjoy and we hope they spark a little bit of joy and help you achieve your health goals.

Each program contains

- Information about the conditions

- things to do and things to avoid

- nutrition advice

- all the stretches that are needed to help

The following conditions are now available for online sessions

• migraine
  

• cervicogenic headaches
  

• cervical facet neck pain
  

• tension headaches
  

• cervical radiculopathy (pins and needles in the arm originating from the neck)
  

• shoulder impingement relief
  

• thoracic outlet syndrome
  

• frozen shoulder
  

• rotator cuff
  

• chronic lumbar (Low Back) disc pain
  

• acute Lumbar(low back) disc pain
  

• Lumbar facet pain
  

• sciatica and piriformis syndrome
  

• meniscus (knee pain)
  

• Plantar fasciitis (Foot Pain)
  

• Shin Splints
  

• Tennis Elbow/Golfers elbow
  

• Carpal tunnel Syndrome
  

• Upper Crossed Syndrome( Poor Posture)
  

• Lower Crossed Syndrome ( Poor Posture)
  

• Dizziness-Vertigo
  

• Arthritis
  

• Welcome To Chiropractic
  

• TMJ (Jaw Pain)
  

reference

J Manipulative Physiol Ther

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. 2022 Dec 12;S0161-4754(22)00139-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2022.10.002. Online ahead of print.

Immediate Effects of Adding Dry Needling to Thoracic Manipulation and Exercise in Cervical Range of Motion for Adults With Neck Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Brian A Young 1, David M Boland 2, Abby Manzo 2, Haley Yaw 2, Brian Carlson 2, Spencer Carrier 2, Kameryn Corcoran 2, Megan Dial 2, Robert B Briggs 2, Bradley Tragord 2, Shane L Koppenhaver 3