Dry Needling | Tough Gymnast | Stick a Needle in my Knees Please

Whitney has been working hard in the gym. Along with gaining new skills and confidence, comes sore and tight muscles. Whitney’s physical therapist helps her through most of these issues with massage, stretching, and exercise. But, every now and then when Whitney’s calves are extremely tight, she gets dry needling therapy. In this video, you can see that this therapy might not be for everyone, but Whitney likes it because it makes her feel better.

Dry needling is a treatment that involves a very thin needle being pushed through the skin in order to stimulate a trigger point. This form of alternative therapy is used to release tight muscle bands that are associated with trigger point, or hard “knots” within a muscle that can cause pain over a large area.

From Wikipedia:
Dry needling, also known as myofascial trigger point dry needling, is the use of either solid filiform needles (also referred to as acupuncture needles) or hollow-core hypodermic needles for therapy of muscle pain, including pain related to myofascial pain syndrome. Dry needling is sometimes also known as intramuscular stimulation (IMS). Acupuncture is a broad category of needling practices with solid filiform needles. Modern acupuncture notably includes both traditional and Western medical acupuncture; dry needling is arguably one subcategory of western medical acupuncture.

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