Dry Needling

Dry Needling (DN) is an effective therapy to treat muscular tension and spasm which commonly accompanies conditions such as arthritis, nerve irritation, muscular strain, ligament strains and herniated discs.  The treatment consists of utilizing a thin hypodermic needle which is inserted into a painful contracted muscle to create a local twitch reflex which is both diagnostic and therapeutic as it is the first step in breaking the pain cycle. As research shows, this process will decrease muscle contraction, reduce chemical irritation, improve flexibility, and decrease pain.  

When an injury occurs from repetitive use or acute trauma, inflammation will be produced from the damaged tissues.  The damaged tissues will also go into a protective tension state or contracture to guard against further damage.  This state of contracture and inflammation inhibits microcirculation (blood flow) which limits oxygen-rich blood from reaching the injured tissue, and also prevents waste products from leaving the area of injury.  The injury site becomes hypoxic (not enough oxygen) which causes the body to create scar tissue.  This fibrosis and scarring builds up around the muscles and other soft tissues limiting the tissue’s ability to function and can also cause compression and irritation of nerves. Dry needling helps to reduce the contracture or spasm, and improves blood flow, helping to reduce pain and improve function.

Dr. Moses and Dr. Peavler provide Chiropractic Dry Needling services to Shawnee, Lenexa, Overland Park, Basehor, and the rest of the Kansas City metro area.

Conditions that Dry Needling can assist:

• Neck/Back Pain

• Shoulder Pain

• Tennis/Golfers Elbow

• Headaches/ Migraines

• Knee Pain

• Achilles Tendonitis/Tendonosis

• Plantar Fasciitis

• Sciatica

• Neuropathy

• Complex regional pain syndrome

• Muscular Strains/Ligament Sprains

• Chronic Pain