Dry needling is a modern treatment designed to ease muscular pain. During dry needling, a practitioner inserts several thin, short needles into your skin at trigger points.
The needles are called “dry” because they don’t inject anything into your body. The needles stimulate the tissue, not inject medication. This sets it apart from other injection treatments.
Dry needling is based on Western anatomical and neurophysiological principles and should not be confused with acupuncture, which is based on Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Dry Needling in DHA Karachi
At Aspire Wellness, dry needling is done by our physiotherapists as part of a full treatment plan, not on its own. We usually combine it with manual therapy and exercises so the pain relief lasts.
What dry needling can help with
- Neck and shoulder pain, including stiffness from desk work
- Lower back pain and sciatica-type pain
- Tension headaches linked to tight neck muscles
- Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow
- Muscle knots (trigger points) from sports and gym training
What to expect
Your physiotherapist first assesses you and finds the tight, painful points in the muscle. Very thin, sterile, single-use needles are placed into those points for a short time. Most people feel a small twitch or a dull ache, and some soreness for a day afterwards is normal.
Book dry needling
Dry needling is available at our physiotherapy clinic in DHA Phase II Extension. A physiotherapy session at the clinic costs Rs 3,000. Call or WhatsApp 0309 5885076 to book.
