I am curious if anyone has any experience using DN therapy on patients who are recovering from recent nerve transplant surgery (UE in this case)? Also wondering same question for quadriplegic patients? In my situation, I am working with a mid 30 yo patient who fits both questions. She was in an accident 4 years ago. Nerve transplant surgery was done about 7 months ago in her L shoulder. She has asked her surgeon his thoughts on DN therapy to help with recovery/advancement of the nerve regeneration, and he did not really know much about DN therapy. Any advice/tips would be great! Thank you!
Hi Gerald,
I am not aware of a study on that specific topic so generalizing to the physiologic effects of appropriate DN to the entire nerve innervation field can be of benefit in nerve dysfunction (reduced pain, increased blood flow, Mast cell degranulation, immune system up regulation) to name a few. That said, if the Quadriplegic does not have sensory I would not needle into areas of objective neuro loss as the effects of dry needling depend on an intact nervous system to provide the benefits.
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