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Anyone tried Dry Needling or Acupuncture for Pain or Neuropathy?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Oct 2 5:50pm | Replies (346)
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@amandajro

Hello and welcome, @teslachan. Thank you for joining the conversation to share with others what you have found to be helpful in dealing with your symptoms. It will be interesting to see if you get any feedback at your MRI appointment to learn why this is working for you.

Can I ask how you came across dry needling as an alternative option?

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teslachan | @teslachan | Sep 11, 2021

Hi Amanda, Thank you for the welcome! Dry needling was suggested to me by my primary care physician. She had other patients who had good success with relief from chronic neurologic pain using dry needling.
My understanding of why it works for me is that chronic nerve pain can cause us to tense up, causing muscles to spasm, which then release only part way leaving knots of tension. The dry needling targets those knots and causes them to loosen, which also can release muscle tension in other connected areas.

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