Trigger Point Dry Needling and the Local Twitch Response

Trigger point dry needling involves inserting a dry, filament-like needle subcutaneously into a taut muscle known as a myofascial trigger point (MTrP). The therapeutic effects from dry needling are still being investigated, however, the supported effects thus far include increasing blood flow to reduce myofascial ischemia (Hsieh 2011), peripheral analgesia (Bladry 2005), gate control theory […]