Physiotherapists can be trained to use dry needling, Western acupuncture and/or traditional acupuncture. Dry needling involves penetrating the skin with needles to altered or dysfunctional tissue in ...

Some say it is bringing an eastern tool into a western medical framework. Others say it’s just acupuncture by another name. Whatever you call it, Chris West says it works. West, a physical therapist, ...

Anyone looking for a new form of care for a chronic issue may want to consider the process of acupuncture or another technique known as dry needling. Acupuncture services are offered through Renown ...

Reuters Health - Women with menopausal hot flashes who get acupuncture do experience some decrease in symptoms, but so do others who get a placebo version of acupuncture, with no needle insertion, ...

Acupuncture deep needling provides significant, long-term relief from chronic tension type headache (TTH), new research suggests. Result of a randomized trial showed that though the majority of ...

Physiotherapists are increasingly offering needling therapies in addition to their standard care. Many Australian physiotherapists in private practice now offer dry needling or Western medical ...

A student presses the acupuncture points on the head of a fellow student as they practise massage on each other during a training course at Huaxia Liangtse Massage Training Center in Zhengzhou, Henan ...

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Physiotherapists are increasingly offering needling therapies in addition to their standard care. Many Australian physiotherapists in private practice now offer dry needling or Western medical ...