what are dry needles during physical therapy for the back pain
Dry Needling. Dry Needling involves multiple advances of a filament needle into the muscle in the region of a Trigger Point'. The aim of Dry Needling is to achieve a local twitch response to release muscle tension and pain. Dry needling is an effective treatment for chronic pain of neuropathic origin with very few side effects. This technique is unequalled in finding and eliminating neuromuscular dysfunction that leads to pain and functional deficits.