Muscle pain can significantly limit your range of motion and make daily tasks much harder to complete. For those in the Columbus, Ohio, area suffering from muscle pain and trigger points, check out Powell Chiropractic & Wellness for dry needling treatment.

What is Dry Needling?

Dry needling is used for treating muscle pain and trigger points. During the procedure, your chiropractor will place a very thin acupuncture needle into the muscle causing you pain, releasing the trigger point or any muscular tension.

This release of tension occurs because a muscle twitch or contraction is triggered when the needle is placed into the muscle, which releases the trigger point. This then allows the muscle to relax, providing you some much-needed relief. Not only does this reduce your pain, but it also restores your muscle function.

Who Benefits from Dry Needling?

When your muscles are stressed from overuse or incorrect contraction, the body cannot provide them with blood properly. The muscle cannot rest and heal when this happens, creating pain.

Dry needling is most beneficial in cases of muscle pain and trigger points, which can include any of the following conditions:

-       shoulder pain

-       neck pain

-       tight hamstrings

-       trigger points

-       hip pain

-       tendonitis

-       lower back pain

-       calf pain

-       elbow pain

-       plantar fasciitis

-       Achilles tendonitis

While chiropractic care, in general, can help with the above conditions, dry needling gives an extra edge to the treatment by directly targeting the tough trigger points.

Relief From Chronic Pain

While dry needling helps to release a trigger point and reduce muscle tension in the short term, it is also beneficial for those with chronic muscular pain as they can come in for additional treatments whenever the muscle tenses again.

Results are often seen within 2 to 4 sessions, with the time it takes to see results differing by the cause of pain and the duration of symptoms. For example, chronic muscle pain may take longer to see results than a single instance of pain.

One of the most significant benefits of dry needling, besides releasing muscle tension, is that the muscle can be reset with less pain. It often creates a quicker response to treatment, meaning you can get back to the point of zero pain faster.

Post-Session Recovery

The dry needling session may bring some discomfort since the needle is being inserted into an already tender spot. Still, most of our patients feel that the pain relief dry needling provides is worth any initial discomfort.

After your dry needling session, you may experience soreness that is equivalent to how you feel after a tough workout, and this soreness can last for a day or two. However, to help with this soreness, our chiropractors will show you some stretches that can help alleviate soreness.

Find Muscle Pain Relief with Dry Needling

If you are in the Powell, Ohio, area and are suffering from muscle pain, Powell Chiropractic & Wellness is here to help. One treatment we offer is dry needling, a way to directly target trigger points and release muscle tension, providing you immense pain relief. If you are interested in how dry needling can help you, reach out to us at 614-505-8600 and schedule an appointment.