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Dry Needling

Dry needling consists of the insertion of thin, sterile, stainless steel needles into trigger points in muscles. The needles are stimulated by twisting or moving the needle to elicit a twitch response.

Dry Needling at Strength & Pilates Physiotherapy
Dry Needling at Strength & Pilates Physiotherapy

Conditions Dry Needling can Treat

Headache and migraine

Neck and back pain (reducing muscle spasm, pain relief)

Shoulder pain – rotator cuff injury, bursitis, and impingement

Tennis Elbow or Golfers Elbow

Carpal Tunnel, De Quervains Synovitis

Hip pain – bursitis, tendinitis/tendinopathy, pain management in arthritis

Knee pain – pain management for OA or degenerative meniscal tears

Ankle/foot – plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy

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The Role of Dry Needling

Many of our therapists use dry needling as part of treatment to assist with pain relief, loosen tight muscles, improve joint motion and help boost the body’s healing response after injury

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Head, Neck and Back
    ✔ Acute & chronic low back pain ✔ Chronic back pain ✔ Disc bulges, protrusions, prolapses ✔ Disc degenerative joint disease ✔ Herniated disc ✔ Mid back pain & stiffness ✔ Neck pain, dizziness, vertigo & headaches ✔ Rib cage dysfunction ✔ Scheuermann's disease ✔ Sciatica, nerve pain & nerve radiculopathy ✔ Scoliosis ✔ Spinal stenosis & spinal fusion rehab ✔ Spondylolysis & spondylolisthesis ✔ Thoracic outlet syndrome ✔ T4 syndrome ✔ TMJ dysfunction ✔ Wry neck ✔ Whiplash & concussion
  • Shoulder
    ✔ AC joint sprains ✔ Arthritis ✔ Bankart lesions ✔ Bicep tendon ruptures ✔ Frozen shoulder (Adhesive capsulitis) ✔ Hill Sach lesions ✔ Labral tears ✔ Long thoracic nerve palsy ✔ Pec strains/rupture ✔ Rotator cuff tear and rotator cuff injuries ✔ Scapular dyskinesia ✔ Shoulder impingement ✔ Shoulder instability, dislocation, subluxation ✔ SLAP lesion/tear ✔ Subacromial & subdeltoid bursitis ✔ The painful and stiff shoulder ✔ The painful and unstable shoulder ✔ The painful and weak shoulder
  • Elbow, Forearm and Wrist
    ✔ Bicep tendinopathy ✔ Bicep tendon rupture ✔ Carpal instability ✔ Carpal tunnel syndrome ✔ Colles fracture ✔ Cubital tunnel syndrome ✔ Golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis) ✔ Guyon's canal syndrome ✔ Olecranon bursitis ✔ Pronator teres syndrome ✔ Radial head fracture ✔ Scaphoid fracture ✔ Smith's fracture ✔ Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) ✔ TFCC injury ✔ Tricep tendinopathy ✔ Ulnar nerve entrapment ✔ Wrist pain with sports
  • Hand, Thumb and Fingers
    ✔ De Quervain's syndrome ✔ Dupuytren's contracture ✔ Finger dislocation ✔ Flexor & extensor tendon injuries ✔ Hand arthritis ✔ Jersey finger ✔ Ligament sprain ✔ Mallet finger ✔ Metacarpal fracture ✔ Nerve pain ✔ Rheumatoid arthritis ✔ Skier's thumb ✔ Swan-neck deformity ✔ Thumb subluxation ✔ Trigger finger
  • Hip and Thigh
    ✔ Adductor strain & tendinopathy ✔ Clinical biomechanics of hip pain & ITBFS ✔ Femoral fracture ✔ Groin pain ✔ Hamstring strain/tear/rupture ✔ Hip dislocation rehab ✔ Hip impingement (FAI) ✔ Iliopsoas tendinopathy ✔ Iliotibial band syndrome ✔ Labral tear ✔ Piriformis syndrome ✔ Quad contusion ✔ Quad strain/tear/rupture ✔ Snapping hip syndrome ✔ Trochanteric bursitis & lateral hip pain
  • Knee
    ✔ Ankle fracture ✔ Achilles rupture ✔ Achilles tendinitis ✔ Achilles tendinopathy ✔ Ankle sprain ✔ Calf pain ✔ Compartment syndrome ✔ Gastroc strain ✔ Peroneal tendinopathy ✔ Peroneal tendon subluxation ✔ Peroneal tendonitis ✔ Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction ✔ Sever's disease ✔ Shin splints ✔ Sinus tarsi syndrome ✔ Tarsal tunnel syndrome ✔ Tibialis anterior dysfunction
  • Ankle and Shin
    ✔ Ankle fracture ✔ Achilles rupture ✔ Achilles tendinitis ✔ Achilles tendinopathy ✔ Ankle sprain ✔ Calf pain ✔ Compartment syndrome ✔ Gastroc strain ✔ Peroneal tendinopathy ✔ Peroneal tendon subluxation ✔ Peroneal tendonitis ✔ Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction ✔ Sever's disease ✔ Shin splints ✔ Sinus tarsi syndrome ✔ Tarsal tunnel syndrome ✔ Tibialis anterior dysfunction
  • Foot
    ✔ Arthritis ✔ Bunions ✔ Flat feet problems ✔ Foot fracture ✔ High arch problems ✔ Heel pain ✔ Hallux valgus ✔ Hallux rigidus ✔ Jones fracture ✔ Lisfranc injuries ✔ Metatarsalgia ✔ Metatarsal fracture ✔ Morton's neuroma ✔ Peripheral neuropathy ✔ Plantar fasciitis ✔ Retrocalcaneal bursitis ✔ Stress fracture ✔ Turf toe
  • Other Conditions
    ✔ Arthritic conditions ✔ Bone spurs ✔ Chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS) ✔ Compulsory Third Party Insurance (CTP) ✔ Core strengthening ✔ Fractures & casting ✔ Motor Vehicle Accidents Injuries (MVA) ✔ Nerve compression & nerve injuries ✔ Nerve radiculopathy & radicular nerve pain ✔ Osteochondritis dissecans ✔ Pelvic floor rehab ✔ Poor posture - analysis & correction ✔ Post-surgery rehab ✔ Repetitive strain injuries (RSI) ✔ Second opinion physio

Answers to common questions about dry needling, its benefits, treatment process, and conditions it can treat

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