{"id":6089,"date":"2023-03-06T15:47:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mts.expedemo.atthost24.pl\/?post_type=metody&p=6089"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:12:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:12:59","slug":"suche-iglowanie","status":"publish","type":"metody","link":"https:\/\/mtsholistictherapy.pl\/en\/metody\/suche-iglowanie\/","title":{"rendered":"Dry needling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dry needling is a method that involves the use of special, sterile, disposable needles to prick specific trigger points. These points usually occur within the musculo-fascial bands and are characterised by an extremely high level of sensitivity.<\/p>\n

Unlike wet needling, where needles with a hole are used to administer, for example, corticosteroids, anaesthetics or other agents, dry needling involves the insertion of thin needles, used in acupuncture, without injection. The therapy is used to treat myofascial pain and musculoskeletal dysfunction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Dry needling versus acupuncture<\/h2>\n

Both acupuncture and dry needling treatments use acupuncture needles. However, dry needling is not the same as acupuncture. Acupuncture is based on traditional Chinese medicine, while dry needling is derived from modern Western medicine.<\/p>\n

It is a relatively new treatment, developed in the 1980s. Unlike acupuncture, dry needling focuses on trigger points. The difference between dry needling and acupuncture is that dry needling is used in cases of chronic and acute pain without the use of drug injections. In addition, a noticeable difference for patients is the length of time the needles remain inserted.<\/p>\n

In acupuncture, longer retention of inserted needles is generally used. Needles are usually left in place for about 15 to 30 minutes. While dry needling takes less time and shallower penetrations are used.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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What are trigger points?<\/h2>\n

Trigger points are stiff, hard areas of excessive tenderness in a tense skeletal muscle band that manifest as pain. There is a distinction between active trigger points, which cause spontaneous pain that occurs without pressure being applied to the muscles. Latent trigger points are sensitive to touch.
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Indications for needle therapy<\/h3>\n

Indications for dry needling are all kinds of strains such as shoulder pain due to tight muscles, Achilles pain with a lot of tight calves, 'runner's knee', 'tennis elbow', pain in the gluteal muscle area, lower back pain or neck pain. Dry needling focuses on problems associated with strained and tight muscles.<\/p>\n

Over the last few years, needle therapy has increasingly become part of the work of physiotherapists. This is all due to the really good results obtained when working with patients. It is not only great for musculo-fascial problems with trigger points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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