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Acupuncture
Pain and inflammation can sometimes be managed using Western Medical Acupuncture as part of an individualised treatment plan. It involves the use of sterile, single-use, disposable needles of different sizes, inserted at identified acupuncture points following a thorough assessment. Some practitioners also use Trigger Point Acupuncture or Dry Needling to target specific muscle groups for relaxation. Our physios are licensed to use either acupuncture or dry needling within the scope of physiotherapy practice.
Trigger point acupuncture
Trigger point acupuncture (sometimes called dry needling) may also be used to facilitate relaxation in specific muscles following traumas, for longer-term unresolved muscle pain, or as a means of increasing muscle length in order to aid stretch and rehabilitation. The needle is inserted into the affected muscle until the tissue is felt to relax under the needle and then removed. Trigger point needling often produces an effect much more quickly.
Electroacupuncture
Following assessment inserted needles can be attached to the electrodes of an electroacupuncture machine. These units are designed to deliver variable amplitudes and frequencies of electrical impulses. Low-frequency electroacupuncture is intended to contribute to the mechanism of pain reduction, especially by stimulating chemicals in the brain that aid analgesia, relaxation and sleep.
Many conditions may be helped by acupuncture. Presently there is evidence to support its use in the treatment of nausea and vomiting, tension-type headache, migraine headache, low back pain and osteoarthritic knee pain. There is inconclusive evidence for its use in other conditions, although patients may feel relaxed and less stressed following treatment.
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