
It involves the application of a "dry" (without medication) needle to painful myofascial points. Muscles very often develop nodular areas, spindle-shaped thickenings of various causes, which are painful to the touch, very sensitive and can be the cause of the so-called. distant pain.
Application technique: thin solid needles (acupuncture needles) are placed through the skin into myofascial pain points, and stimulate the treated tissue without the application of the drug. Needles can be placed deep or superficially depending on the quality, quantity and duration of the pain syndrome.
Duration of treatment: the needle can be in the tissue for a few seconds to 10-15 minutes, the treatment can be repeated for 5-7 days.
Indications: bone diseases, herniation of intervertebral discs, extraarticular, soft tissue diseases, migraine headaches, temporomandibular dysfunction.