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What Is Dry Needling?
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by Dr. Yun-tao Ma
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Dry needling technique is a modern
Western medical modality that is not related to
Traditional Chinese acupuncture in any way.
Dry needling has its own
theoretical concepts, terminology, needling technique
and clinical application.
Dry Needling was
first developed in 1940’s by Janet Travell, MD, former
medical adviser to White House (JFK’s physician). Thus,
dry needling a.k.a biomedical acupuncture is based on
modern understanding of human anatomy and patho-physiology
and on modern scientific research, drawing heavily on
leading-edge neurological research using modern imaging
techniques such as Functional MRIs of the brain.
Different terminology for dry
needling technique have been created; for example
trigger point needling, dry needling technique, intra
muscular stimulation (IMS) and biomedical acupuncture
are all in use.
It is important to remember
that physical therapists who are increasingly using dry
needling - particularly for pain management and trauma
rehabilitation :
- do not claim to practice acupuncture,
- do not use
acupuncture TCM theories, meridian acupoints and
terminology,
- do not use acupuncture
diagnosis like tongue and pulse,
- do not use acupuncture
needling techniques.
Practice dry
needling by physical therapists is a worldwide trend;
dry needling presently is used in the USA (11 states),
UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, France,
Brasilia and many other countries.
Please, note:
Traditional Chinese Acupuncture (TCM-style acupuncture)
is based on ancient Chinese concepts of meridian
systems, such as Qi or energy channels, using tongue and
pulse assessment, and uses a variety of needle
manipulation techniques. TCM Acupuncture does not share
any medical ground with Dry Needling Techniques. It is
pointless to compare hours of training for TCM
acupuncturists and medically trained physical
therapists. Definitely physical therapists will have
more oranges and TCM acupuncturists will have more
apples.
Systemic Integrative Dry Needling
- SIDN represent effective techniques
for resolving soft tissue dysfunction: inflammation,
contracture, tissue adhesion, microcirculation and
edema, and biomechanical balance of musculoskeletal
system
Our approach is both systemic and analytical. We
emphasize both local anatomy and systemic functional
effects. We treat both local injuries and assure
physiological and mechanical balance of the whole system
– human body
Systemic Integrative Dry Needling
techniques allow practitioner to predict the prognosis
of the treatments such as how many treatments the
patients will need and how long the symptom relief can
be achieved.
Dr. Ma’s 40-year background in
clinical and Western (biomedical, no meridians, no
classic acupoints) Dry Needling acupuncture and
neuroscience research has enabled him to address
specifically neuro-immunological and neuro-muscular
mechanisms of Systemic Integrated Dry Needling and
created SIDN.
SIDN
incorporated:
Biomedical
acupuncture –Integrative Systemic Dry needling
1) Myofasical trigger point techniques
by Travell and Simon and Baldrey,
2) Intramuscular
stimulation by C. Chan Gunn,
In addition to rehabilitation after
trauma/injuries or surgeries, SIDN can be used for
prevention of physical injuries such as muscular
avulsion, fracture stress and bone spur growth, etc.
Therefore, our system can be also used in Sports
Medicine to enhance the peak performance of the athletes
and in Age Management to slow down the aging process.
“Dr. Ma
Integrative System is a revolution in the field of Dry
Needling. for physical therapy. This evidence based
concise approach create an enormous effect on
therapeutic results”
Bob Ladner, PT
To contact us:
Email:
Ma@DryNeedlingCourse.com
Phone: 303-516-0595
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