Dry Needling Services at Affirm Fitness.
Offered by Certified Athletic Therapist Jason Tsang
What is Dry Needling?
Dry Needling is a skilled intervention that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points, muscular, and connective tissues for the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairments. Point selection is based on a diagnosis, palpation, and functional testing.
Initial Athletic Therapy Assessment - $95 + GST
Follow Up Athletic Therapy Treatment - $65 + GST
This service is eligible to be covered by insurance. Please check with your insurance provider for details on your coverage plan. You will be provided with a receipt that can be submitted to your insurance provider for reimbursement.
What is the science behind Dry Needling?
Dry Needling can be used to treat dysfunctions in skeletal muscle, fascia, and connective tissue, and diminish persistent peripheral nociceptive input, and reduce or restore impairments of body structure and function leading to improved activity and participation. Common conditions that can dry needling can benefit include headaches, neck or back pain, rotator cuff tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis, surgical scars, and many more.
Benefits of dry needling include restoring abnormal muscle activation patterns, increase joint circulation, assist in pain relief, anti-inflammatory effects, decrease CNS sensitivity, and causes immediate change to range of motion and strength.
Dry needling works to enhance collagen deposition via the bodies injury repair mechanisms in homeostasis. Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body.
Insertion of the needle puts pressure into the tissues and collagen becomes piezoelectric. The collagen responds to the pressure and an electrical charge is generated, creating both a local and body wide change. This process is called mechanotransduction, where the cells sense and respond to stimuli by converting them to signals that elicit specific cellular responses.
What happens in a Dry Needling session?
Dry needling is a technique performed with very fine needles targeting trigger points. When the needle is inserted, there may be a local twitch response and some mild discomfort caused by the tissue tension. This will be followed by a feeling of relaxation as the muscle relaxes around the needle.
What to Wear?
The treatment requires the skin to be exposed so it is recommended to wear loose clothing, or a gown may be required for access to the area being treated.
What is Dry Needling beneficial for?
Dry Needling can be used to treat dysfunctions in skeletal muscle, fascia, and connective tissue, and diminish persistent peripheral nociceptive input, and reduce or restore impairments of body structure and function leading to improved activity and participation. Common conditions that can dry needling can benefit include headaches, neck or back pain, rotator cuff tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis, surgical scars, and many more.
Benefits of dry needling include restoring abnormal muscle activation patterns, increase joint circulation, assist in pain relief, anti-inflammatory effects, decrease CNS sensitivity, and causes immediate change to range of motion and strength.
What happens after your treatment?
It is common to have some local aching over the area of treatment, which usually dissipates within 24 hours after the treatment. Bruising can also occur but is less common. Improvement in acute pain is typically noted immediately following treatment. Chronic injuries can take up to 4-6 treatments to notice lasting changes. Some fatigue or feeling of heaviness in the muscles can also occur after treatment.
It is recommended to avoid strenuous activity on the same day following the dry needling session. Light activity, proper hydration, and good sleep are recommended afterwards in order to experience the full benefits of the dry needling treatment.