DRY NEEDLING
Riverton Chiropractor
Finally, some good news for long time suffering Fibromyalgia patients.
The following information has been provided for people suffering with Fibromyalgia and the correlation with dry-needling.
A paper titled, Effects of Dry Needling on Spinal Mobility and Trigger Points in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS), published in Pain Physician, 2017;20(2):37-52 concluded the following:
1. This study has demonstrated that dry-needling therapy reduces myofascial trigger points algometry on thoracic and lumbar muscles.
2. Dry-needling and cross tape approaches reported a similar effect size for spinal mobility measures in patients with FMS.
Sixty-four patients with FMS were randomly assigned to an experimental group receiving dry needling therapy or to a control group for cross tape therapy in the MTrPs in the latissimus dorsi, iliocostalis, multifidus, and quadratus lumborum muscles.
Spinal mobility measures and MTrPs algometry were recorded at baseline and after 5 weeks of treatment.
The interesting methodology described in this paper used the Hong in/out Dry Needling or fanning method and still managed to get these positive results.
The Hong in/out or fanning method is where the needle is repeatedly withdrawn from the MTrP and reinserted to penetrate a new part of the MTrP at a different angle while maintaining the original entry point to the skin (Sola, 1981; Travel and Simons, 1983) to elicit any local twitch responses. Hereafter, the needle is kept still for a few seconds so that it could exert its analgesic effects (Hong, 1994).
It would be interesting to see if the results would have changed using a milder intensity of needling technique. There’s no mention of the needling duration so one can’t make a comment about any adjustments or modifications to the dosage given.
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High Road Chiropractic Centre provides dry-needling along with chiropractic treatment. Schedule an appointment to see if this may assist your situation.
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