Dry Needling Horine, MO

Dry Needling Greater Horine, MO. It’s impossible to describe how it feels when pain and lack of mobility in our bodies is preventing us from participating in the the things we love doing, or even make daily tasks like standing up or sitting down painful or even impossible. At Axes Physical Therapy in Horine, MO, we are constantly looking for innovative and evidence-backed treatments to help Horine, MO residents get back to their active lifestyle, or just finally live pain free again. Many of our patients have found that dry needling is an effective, simple, and essential part of their larger physical therapy regiment with us. Our treatment plans are as distinctive as each client, their ailment, and the life they want to live. Contact Axes Physical Therapy in Horine, MO online or reach out to the location nearest you and we will guide you away from chronic pain and back to the activities you love. While it might sound to good to be true, with our personalized care you will be sprinting down the field, jogging through the park, or just painlessly going through daily life in no time.

What is Dry Needling? | Horine, MO Physical Therapy

Dry needling, also known as trigger point dry needling, uses thin filiform needles to puncture the skin and underlying muscles and connective tissue in order to alleviate persistent pain, boost range of motion and return you to feeling like you again. Physical therapists often use it to amplify the effects of a comprehensive physical therapy regiment along with posture education, stretching, massages, and more. Dry needling should exclusively be carried out by healthcare professionals in Horine, MO, such as the qualified and skilled physical and occupational therapists at Axes.

Dry needling is often used to treat myofascial pain. “Myofacial” is rooted in Greek, with myo meaning muscles and fascia meaning a “flat band,” or the connective tissue inside and surrounding the muscles. Myofascial pain is considered a chronic pain condition that can affect people until they find proven and effective treatment. We’ve found that dry needling is an easy and cost-effective pain reliever for Horine, MO residents who are saddled by the rising price of medication or have been frustrated by poor results from other treatments.

We’ve also implemented trigger point dry needling for Horine, MO residents with:

Soft tissue injuries
Back pain
Neck pain
Knee injuries and other joint conditions
Chronic migraines and headaches
Arthritis
Rotator cuff tears
Certain sports injuries
Various spinal issues
Certain hand injuries like carpal tunnel
Phantom pain
Sciatica

If you’ve been vexed by ineffective treatments in the past and are wondering if you’ll ever get back to the lifestyle and routine you love and had grown accustomed to, make an appointment for a free screening for your injury or chronic pain with one of our licensed physical and occupational therapists to discover if dry needling could finally be the solution you’ve been waiting for.

How Does Dry Needling Work? | Horine, MO Physical Therapy

Dry needling works by focusing on specific areas or regions, known as trigger points, that are the root cause of limiting pain. The pain may either be specific to the trigger point, or radiate out to affect an entire region of your body. Trigger points are segments of inflamed tensed or stressed muscles or tissue that inhibit the flow of blood to that muscle. That makes recovery more difficult. By gently stabbing or tearing the knots in your tissue, your Axes physical therapist in Horine, MO helps induce a natural response in your nervous system; the micro-tears tell the body to go into healing mode and return blood flow, oxygen, and crucial nutrients into the area. When the tissue is pierced, the needles will induce a “twitch” response by initiating a nerve pathway that can change the biochemical makeup of the trigger point. That causes the brain to release endorphins, which naturally reduces pain and even improves happiness.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Trigger Point Dry Needling in Horine, MO

Is Dry Needling Painful?

The needles used to penetrate your muscles are eight times thinner than needles used for injections, so many of our Horine, MO patients don’t even sense them pierce the skin. You may feel some light discomfort from the twitch response, but it only lasts for a second and shows that the desired effect is already taking hold. You may feel some dull aches in the pierced muscle or tissue for 24 to 48 hours, but after that, you should start feeling the beneficial effects, if not earlier.

Is Dry Needling Safe?

When it’s done by experienced physical therapists, there is absolutely no risk. All of our physical and occupational therapists in Horine, MO are knowledgeable professionals with a deep understanding of the nervous and musculoskeletal systems and safe practices.

Is Dry Needling Really Effective?

Absolutely, especially when combined with other pain management and mobility techniques. At Axes, our Horine, MO physical therapists only use techniques and practices that have been proven to work through extensive research. Studies have demonstrated that trigger point dry needling effectively reduces pain and improves function.

How Long Do The Needles Stay in For? How Deep They Go?

The specific dry needling techniques we use will be personalized to your needs. Some piercings will be incredibly shallow and the needles will only stay in for 15-20 seconds. Other times, the needles will remain for as many as 15 or 20 minutes and will go deeper into the muscle, as often dry needling is the only way to manipulate tissue deep within the muscles. All Axes physical therapy plans are unique, just like our patients.

How Many Sessions Will I Need?

Again, that depends on you. Most patients need anywhere from one to six sessions to reap the full benefits. We’ll tailor your experience to you to get you the maximum benefit and effectively return you to doing what you love most.

How Quickly Does Dry Needling Work?

Some Horine, MO patients can feel the process working right away, while others will need two or three sessions. Rest assured, all of our patients eventually see improvements.

Isn’t Dry Needling Just the Same as Acupuncture?

Only in that they use similar needles. Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medical technique, invented thousands of years ago, that aims to align a person’s “life force.” Dry needling is based on Western medicine and has only been widely used in the last two or three decades.

Will My Insurance Cover Dry Needling?

That depends on your specific insurance plan. At Axes, we believe everyone should have access to the effective and evidence-backed physical therapy they need to improve their quality of life and get back to the active lifestyle they’re accustomed to. If you’d like, we’ll reach out to your insurance company and determine if physical therapy is included in your coverage.

Some of the other services we offer in Horine, MO are:

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Trigger Point Dry Needling in Horine, MO | Axes Physical Therapy

Many of our patients come to us after months or even years of pain and mobility issues that just won’t go away, even after extensive treatment. At Axes, our professional and knowledgeable physical and occupational in Horine, MO work with you as a team to develop a personalized treatment plan that research and experience tells us is effective. We’ve pledged our practice to getting the best results for our clients and getting you back to the activities you love most, whether that running a fast break, biking through the park, or just being able to wake up, go to sleep, and in between do what you want to do without feeling any pain. Get in touch with a knowledgeable Horine, MO physical therapist online or call the location closest to you.