Dry Needling/ Cupping
It can remedy acute or chronic ailments
and relieve pain.
What is Dry Needling?
Dry needling is a technique that acupuncturists, physical therapists and other trained healthcare providers use to treat musculoskeletal pain and movement issues. It’s almost always used as part of a larger pain management plan that could include exercise, stretching, massage and other techniques. During this treatment, a provider inserts thin, sharp needles through your skin to treat underlying myofascial trigger points.
What does Dry Needling do?
Dry needling may help relieve pain and increase your range of motion. Conditions that dry needling may treat include:
• Joint issues.
• Disk issues.
• Tendonitis.
• Migraine and tension-type headaches.
• Jaw and mouth problems.
• Whiplash.
• Repetitive motion disorders, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Spinal issues.
• Pelvic pain.
• Night cramps.
• Phantom limb pain.
• Postherpetic neuralgia, a complication of shingles.
What is Cupping?
Cupping uses suction to draw blood to or away from specific areas of your body. People mostly use cupping to relieve conditions that cause pain. Some people say it also helps with chronic (ongoing) health issues. Cupping may ease symptoms of: Arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis.
What does Cupping therapy do?
Cupping uses suction to draw blood to or away from specific areas of your body. People mostly use cupping to relieve conditions that cause pain. Some people say it also helps with chronic (ongoing) health issues. Cupping may ease symptoms of:
• Arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis.
• Back pain, neck pain, knee pain and shoulder pain.
• Asthma and other breathing issues.
• Carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders like irritable bowel disease (IBD).
• Headaches and migraines.
• High blood pressure (hypertension).
