We left off with cranial sacral therapy yesterday. Today the next manual therapy type we will talk about is dry needling. So, today we will get into what Top Sugar Land Chiropractors dry needling is, how it benefits you, how it is different from acupuncture and any potential risks of it. Dry needling is a type of therapy that treats pain. Like acupuncture needled are being used and are inserted on the body. To be exact on where it would be on the trigger points. You may ask well how is dry needling different from others. The reason why it is called dry needling is because there are no fluids or injections that are being put in the body. It is literally just a dry needle going in. Let us get into specifics about how dry needling is different from acupuncture. They seem to be similar because they both use very thin needles and do not use a form of injection. Well see with acupuncture the needle is placed in various points to help relieve Top Sugar Land Chiropractors physical and mental aliments. With dry needling it is placed to help promote better energy flow and that is how dry needling and acupuncture are different. There are different goals with them. To some acupuncture does not make sense and you may ask how or why do I say that. See here we will say a client when in for acupuncture because they have facial pain, but they may have needles inserted not only around the face but on the clientsà arms and legs. This is why I say it does not make sense but who knows right. What are some benefits of dry needling. To start of dry needling is considered a Top Sugar Land Chiropractors minimal invasive treatment. Which is a good thing because no one wants to go through surgery. You may think it is scary because it is needles going in you but look on the bright side, they are thin not like when you receive shots. Also, they do not go in very far and they do not stay in the muscle for a long period of time. Some people have cut back or stopped taking pain medicine over time because dry needling has helped that pain. It can also help benefit with success from other therapies. That is a good thing because no one likes going to a doctor to begin with so what if you try dry needling and it helps your healing process. Okay now what about the risks right this is what you all have been waiting for. Good thing that dry needling is a fairly safe treatment but there are a few people that is suggested not to undergo this treatment. People who have a phobia of needles, people who are not able to understand the Top Sugar Land Chiropractors treatment and may move or become nervous, pregnant women because there are some acupuncture points that is believes to stimulate miscarriage or early labor. Lastly, anyone who takes blood thinners or have had any type of surgery recently. This is something you can discuss with the doctor, but we will continue this blog tomorrow.