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Dry Needling or other modalities for Painful Trigger Point
Im wondering if any one has tried dry needling for trigger points.
I tried myofascia release which did help but also caused much pain. Mine is in the epigastric area, its from a small abdominal wall tear which was left many years untreated and now repaired it subsequently has become hyper sensitive. Thanks!
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@anniesezu812 I had dry needling done back in 2017 for lower back pain. Several sessions did not help.
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1 ReactionI have used dry needling ongoing since 2019 in many different areas. For me it has been a lifesaver. It’s not at all comfortable while my muscle twitches but then my muscles relax and allow me to get better results in therapy.
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2 Reactions@dmk I have the same experience. In fact, it’s an essential part of my pain treatment.
Thank you for the input, appreciated! Unfortunately what works for one foes not work for another but im going to look into it.
Sorry for the gentleman whom it didnt help. My ' knot' feels exceedingly tight and very painful....i'll report my experience wh e n i get going. Thank you all....so APPRECIATE this blog.
@anniesezu812 oh, if you have a very tight knot you will love this (I hope). The release “hurts so good”. I’ve had two different PTs do this. The first one spent a little time wiggling the needle, working for the maximum number of “twitches”. It was extremely painful, and sometimes I had trouble getting off the table ( this was my glutes and quads). But I loved the relief.
My current PT slips the needles in and sometimes I feel a mild twitch. She might have 10-12 needles inserted per leg, or shoulders and neck, whatever. Then she hooks them up to electrical stimulation for about 5 minutes. Much less traumatic, same results.
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1 ReactionNeurologist found that I had a very tense neck, recommended Dry Needling. I have 24x7 headaches / Migraine - level 8. After 1st session, first time in 4.5 years I didn't have headache. The effects lasted 3 hours. After 22 weekly sessions, I now go once a month. Still have headaches/ Migraine down to level 6, just not from tense neck. Range of motion turning head was 28 degrees, left and right, at start and painful, now 70 degrees no pain.
I find the electrical current through the neck muscle very relaxing - 4 needles. Typically goes for 2 minutes, sometime I request 3 minutes.
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1 Reaction@julbpat Yes , my 'knot' feels VERY tight and I personally just wanna poke it with needles! Im sure it will painful because it already is but hoping it will loosen the tightness.
I tried ProLo therapy but got no relief. I'll keep you posted. Thanks for info.!
I'll point out that one knot usually doesn't happen without something else going on. A good therapist will figure out why it's there, and you'll hopefully be surprised to find them making a little trail of needles that give you relief you didn't know you needed!
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1 ReactionI have had dry needling for neck pain. Yes It hurts but then the relief is blessed.
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Just seeing this....I hope I get as good a therapist as you have. Thanks everyone for their input...I LOVE this blog...patient feed back is often more useful than any info or the LACK THERE OF 😔 from Drs.