A question I have been asked countless times over the course of my career is “Does acupuncture hurt?”. Really there are so many variables here that come into play! Let’s explore a few of the things that can influence your acupuncture experience and whether it will hurt or not! Acupuncture Style Used by Practitioner There are a multitude of different acupuncture styles that are practiced around the world (I tried …
What is Dry Needling? The term Dry needling was first introduced in the early 1940s by Janet Travell and David Simons. The technique they introduced originally was the use of hypodermic needles to inject and/ or stimulate trigger points or myofascial trigger points with medcines- such as corticosteroids, analgesics, or saline solution. The analgesics/corticosteroids were being injected to help reduce local pain in the area. The first instance of the term dry …
