Dry Needling in Worcester, MA, at Clash Physical Therapy

Your Clash Physical Therapist may recommend Dry Needling as part of your comprehensive treatment plan. This modern, scientific therapy specifically addresses muscle pain and dysfunction.

What is Dry Needling?

Dry needling uses thin, sterile needles inserted into the body around the site of injury or at myofascial trigger points.

You may have muscle knots from an injury, from overuse, or muscle tension. You probably know right where they are, especially when you push on them (or beg someone else to!)

The pain, stiffness, and restricted movement create a cycle of tension and pain that just gets worse over time.

When we target these painful knots with dry needling, it helps release tension within the muscles and stimulates natural healing responses.

Although dry needling uses needles, it’s not acupuncture, which is based on traditional Chinese medicine concepts. Dry needling is a modern treatment for musculoskeletal issues to relieve pain and restore normal function.

How Dry Needling Works

Dry needling changes the communication between the brain and muscles.

• Injured or overworked muscles knot up with extra tension that causes pain and limit movement.
• The trigger points affect the nervous system, causing more trouble as the muscle tries to relax and contract properly.

When your Clash physical therapist inserts that tiny, thin needle into a knotted-up trigger point, it causes a small, controlled disruption within the muscle tissue. The nervous system responds, encouraging the muscle to relax.

Releasing the tension and improving the blood flow lets the body’s natural healing processes activate, promoting faster recovery.

Plus, dry needling helps reset how the brain and muscles “talk” to each other. Chronic pain and movement problems often come from faulty communication between the nervous system and the muscles.

Dry needling breaks the cycle, so you have less pain and regain normal movement and function.

Benefits of Dry Needling in Worcester, MA

Dry needling is great for muscle pain and dysfunction!

• Pain Relief: Almost immediately, most patients notice dry needling unties knots, deactivates trigger points, and reduces muscle pain.
• Improved Mobility: It is hard to move about freely with tight muscles and painful knots. Dry needling helps restore muscle length and function for more flexibility and increased range of motion.
• Faster Recovery: Athletes love how dry needling speeds up the healing process after an injury. Your Clash PT may recommend dry needling for anyone recovering from injury because it speeds up healing by promoting circulation and reducing inflammation.
• Correcting Movement Patterns: Chronic pain and injury change how you move your body. Dry needling resets these dysfunctional movement patterns so you can move more freely and with less pain.

A Customized Approach at Clash Physical Therapy in Worcester, MA

Your Clash Physical Therapist combines dry needling as part of a holistic approach to your care to achieve optimal results quickly.

Dry needling is combined with other treatments like manual therapy, exercise therapy, functional movement training, and others.

Clash Physical Therapists assess the underlying causes of your pain and muscle dysfunction. Then, they’ll create a customized treatment plan to address your specific needs and goals. They may recommend dry needling as a powerful tool to help you recover more quickly and move without pain.

We serve patients in Massachusetts in and around Sterling, Clinton, Southborough, Marlborough, Westborough, Holden, Princeton, Hudson, Hopkinton, Hopedale, Upton, Millbury, Grafton, Auburn, Oxford, Worcester, West Boylston, Boylston, and Shrewsbury.