Decrease pain and muscle tightness by stimulating your body's natural painkillers — endorphins and neurotransmitters.
Inserting thin needles into specific points on the body triggers your nervous system to release endorphins and neurotransmitters — your body's own natural painkillers. This can help decrease pain, reduce muscle tightness, and improve movement and overall function.
These techniques work best as part of a complete physiotherapy program, combined with hands-on treatment and targeted exercises.
Both techniques use thin needles to reduce pain and improve function, but they target the body in different ways.
Needles are inserted into specific acupuncture points along the body's meridians to rebalance energy flow and impact pain pathways, reduce inflammation, and promote healing. Based on traditional Chinese medicine principles, adapted for modern clinical practice.
Needles are inserted directly into tight, knotted areas in muscles called "trigger points." This releases the tension, improves blood flow, reduces referred pain and helps the muscle relax and function normally. This technique can be extremely beneficial with chronic muscle tightness and spinal issues.
We identify the source of your pain and determine if needling is appropriate for your condition
Thin needles are inserted — most people feel minimal discomfort, often just a slight ache
Many feel improvement immediately; others notice changes over the following days
I've been using acupuncture and dry needling techniques for over 20 years, combining them with physiotherapy to help patients manage pain and improve function.
Get in touch and find out if needling is right for you
