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Dry needling therapy is a form of Physical therapy used to treat myofascial (muscle related) pain. During the therapy, a dry needle (without any injection or medication) is inserted through the skin into the areas of the muscle known as trigger points. A trigger point is a tightened band of skeletal muscle within a larger muscle group. Trigger points can be sore to touch and applying any sort of stimulation on the trigger point may result in pain in other parts of the body. The relation between the trigger points and the related muscle group is what helps the therapy of dry needling . This is also the reason why this form of therapy is often referred to as ‘trigger point dry needling’ or Intramuscular manual therapy. This therapy is often used to treat muscle pain, even fibromyalgia pain, and sports injuries. It is often confused with Acupuncture, a traditional Chinese medical technique performed by Acupuncturists. The two practices are different and dry needling...
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