What is dry needling?

Through the evolution of the technique, several terms have developed to describe the umbrella term “dry needling.” Commonly you will hear this treatment referred to as Trigger Point Dry Needling, Functional Dry Needling, Intramuscular Manual Therapy, or Intramuscular Stimulation. In theory, these terms are synonymous.

To put it simply, dry needling uses a thin solid needle to stimulate muscular and connective tissue that may be attributing to functional limitations with movement and/or pain.