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Dry needling uses similar needles to acupuncture although with dry needling they put directly into muscle trigger point which makes a tight or painful muscle twitch ( it is painful when it does that) then the muscle immediately relaxes. My physical therapist does this. Not all therapists are qualified to do this. I have been very fortunate to have him for rehab of both my RTS and TKR. I believe that picking the right therapist is as important as having a great surgeon.
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I have a friend who was becoming increasingly disabled 20+ years ago, with walking become too difficult. We went to an acupuncturist recruited from China (where he was a licensed physician) to teach at a nearby university medical school. The first few times Dr. Fu did acupuncture on my friend's legs, blue sparks would shoot off the end of the needle. I was impressed but Fu explained that it was a sign of how badly the qi was blocked in his legs. (Likely the result of surgeries he'd had when he was a teen.) After the first several sessions, my friend was walking without pain or difficulty and never had blue sparks from acupuncture again. It was fascinating to see the difference.
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Tried it, did not work.