Dry needling involves using sterile, disposable single-use-needles inserted through the skin into muscle tissue. Generally, the patient will not feel the needles at all or will occasionally feel some very mild discomfort. The dry needles with be left in for between 2-15 minutes depending on your condition, before being carefully removed and disposed of in a sharps container.

No. Although both Acupuncture and Dry needling use the placement of needles into muscles for therapeutic effect, the underlying theory and clinical reasoning behind the needle placement is very different. In traditional Chinese medicine Acupuncture is used to help balance the body’s energy or “Qi”.