FUNCTIONAL DRY NEEDLING

Functional Dry Needling (FDN) is a therapeutic technique using thin monofilament needles to treat dysfunctional muscles. Myofascial muscle “trigger points” that create pain and discomfort are stimulated and deactivated, thereby reducing pain and restoring normal function of the involved muscle.

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Injury can lead to poor neuromuscular functional movement pattern development, or compensatory strategies, which may lead to further injury and discomfort. Functional Dry Needling can help reset these poor movement patterns and allow patients to retrain the injured tissue (coupled with a proper therapeutic exercise program) to maximize return to activity or sport.