DryNeedling.
An advanced, evidence-based technique to release tight muscles, calm pain, and restore movement.
What Is Dry Needling?
Dry needling is a powerful treatment technique used by licensed physical therapists to reduce pain, restore mobility, and accelerate healing. By inserting thin, monofilament needles directly into dysfunctional tissue we can release tension, improve muscle function, relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and support your body’s natural healing processes.
At Revive Physiotherapy, we go beyond traditional trigger point dry needling. We utilize ultrasound-guided dry needling, allowing us to visualize tissue in real time and precisely guide needle placement to target acute injuries at their exact location and support tissue healing.
We often use electrical stimulation to modulate the nervous system response, helping to decrease pain, minimize post-treatment soreness, and reduce swelling for a more efficient recovery process.
Conditions We Treat With Dry Needling
Dry needling is effective across a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions — from everyday stiffness to chronic sports injuries.
What to Expect
Every dry needling session at Revive follows a clear, clinician-led process designed to keep you informed, comfortable, and progressing.
Thorough Evaluation
Your clinician will review your history, assess your movement patterns, and identify the specific tissue contributing to your pain.
Precise Treatment
Thin monofilament needles are placed into the target tissue. When indicated, ultrasound is used to guide needle insertion for increased precision and electrical stimulation is added to deepen the therapeutic response.
Reinforce the Results
After needling, your clinician guides you through targeted movement and loading strategies to extend the relief and rebuild tissue resilience.
Maximize Your Results
Dry needling works by creating a controlled healing response. Here's what to expect and how to support your recovery.
- Avoid NSAIDs for 48 hours — Medications like ibuprofen can blunt the natural inflammatory response we are intentionally creating to support healing and tissue adaptation.
- Avoid ice for 48 hours — We are encouraging acute inflammation as part of the healing response. Avoiding ice allows your body to complete this early phase of tissue repair.
- Expect soreness for 24–48 hours — It is normal to feel temporary muscle soreness as your tissues begin to adapt and recover.
- Bruising may occur — Mild bruising can happen depending on the area treated and is a normal, temporary response to dry needling.
Ready to finallyfeel relief?
Dry needling creates a powerful shift in how your body feels, moves, and responds — often in ways patients don’t expect until they experience it.
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