Dry Needling Asheville

Dry needling is a safe, effective treatment involving needles that are the same as those used in acupuncture. However, dry needling differs from acupuncture in most other ways. A practitioner inserts a needle along a client's trigger points - the tight bands of tissue within a muscle - to promote the body's own healing mechanisms.

Dry needling can loosen stiff muscles, increase range of motion, ease joint point, improve blood flow and oxygen circulation within the body. Trigger points cause tightness in the muscles that block blood flow and oxygen; dry needling removes
that block.

Dry needling is just one tool that physical therapists can use to address myofascial pain and muscle tightness. Making dry needling a part of a physical therapy plan can help you reach your goals for pain relief, prevention, performance optimization and injury recovery.