Whats the difference?
Dry Needling and Acupuncture use similar types of needles, but have different types of applications.
Dry Needling is used for relief of muscle and joint pains.
Acupuncture is a Traditional Chinese Medicine practice that can treat more than just muscle and joint conditions. Some other uses for Acupuncture include hormonal health, gut and digestive issues, allergies, fertility and pregnancy, and much more.
Dry Needling usually involves stimulation of the needles - that means we move the needle to stimulate the muscle to release. Needles usually only stay in for a short time.
Acupuncture can involve a large number of needles being positioned, and usually the needles are left to do their work without being stimulated. Sometimes this can be for up to 30 minutes or more, depending on the treatment.
Dry Needling directly inserts the needles into the muscle that we want to affect. Usually this is overly tight, spasming muscle areas, and our goal is to reduce the muscle tension.
Acupuncture doesn't always insert the needles into the affected area. For example, back pain can be effectively treated by applying acupuncture to the arms, hands and feet!
Dry Needling is used for relief of muscle and joint pains.
Acupuncture is a Traditional Chinese Medicine practice that can treat more than just muscle and joint conditions. Some other uses for Acupuncture include hormonal health, gut and digestive issues, allergies, fertility and pregnancy, and much more.
Dry Needling usually involves stimulation of the needles - that means we move the needle to stimulate the muscle to release. Needles usually only stay in for a short time.
Acupuncture can involve a large number of needles being positioned, and usually the needles are left to do their work without being stimulated. Sometimes this can be for up to 30 minutes or more, depending on the treatment.
Dry Needling directly inserts the needles into the muscle that we want to affect. Usually this is overly tight, spasming muscle areas, and our goal is to reduce the muscle tension.
Acupuncture doesn't always insert the needles into the affected area. For example, back pain can be effectively treated by applying acupuncture to the arms, hands and feet!
So which is better?
Both Dry Needling and Acupuncture have been shown to be effective techniques! We don't believe one is better than the other - and often these two techniques can be very complementary!
Want to try Dry Needling? Book a Myotherapy treatment with us!
Want to try Acupuncture? We can highly recommend Amanda at Upwey Acupuncture.
Want to try Dry Needling? Book a Myotherapy treatment with us!
Want to try Acupuncture? We can highly recommend Amanda at Upwey Acupuncture.
