What does dry needling feel like?
The aim of Dry Needling is to achieve a local twitch response to release muscle tension and pain.
A healthy muscle feels very little discomfort with insertion of this needle. However, if the muscle is sensitive and shortened or has active trigger points within it, the subject will feel a sensation like a muscle cramp – ‘the twitch response’.
The patient also may feel a reproduction of the pain which is a helpful diagnostic indicator for the practitioner attempting to diagnose the cause of the patient’s symptoms.
Patients soon learn to recognize and even welcome this sensation as it results in deactivating the trigger point, reducing pain and restoring normal length function to the involved muscle.
Interesting in learning more about how dry needling in Portland feels? Give us a call at To The Point PDX at 503-705-6637.