Dry Needling
Chronic pain, muscle tightness, and trigger points can prevent you from doing the activities you love. At Hughes Health, we offer Dry Needling — a highly effective, non-invasive treatment that helps ease muscle tension, alleviate pain, and promote faster healing without the need for medication or surgery.
If you're ready to feel better, schedule a consultation today to see if Dry Needling is right for you. Let's design a treatment plan that targets your specific needs.
Find Relief with Dry Needling in Westerville, OH
Are You Tired of Living with Pain or Discomfort?
Tired of dealing with stubborn knots and muscle tension? Dry Needling is a powerful technique that targets trigger points to release tight muscles, reduce inflammation, and restore proper movement. Whether you suffer from chronic pain, sports injuries, or muscle imbalances, this therapy helps you move and feel better fast.
What Is Dry Needling?
Dry Needling is a specialized technique used to treat pain and muscle tightness. It involves inserting thin, sterile needles into specific trigger points, areas of tight, knotted muscle tissue, to stimulate healing and reduce pain. This technique works by helping to release muscle tension, increase blood flow, and improve range of motion.
The needles do not inject any substance into the body (hence the term "dry") but instead encourage the body to heal itself through targeted stimulation at the muscle's trigger points.
Who Can Benefit from Dry Needling?
If you’re struggling with muscle pain, tension, or stiffness, Dry Needling might be the solution you’ve been looking for. It can be helpful for athletes, weekend warriors, or anyone dealing with:
Sports Injuries: Accelerate recovery and relieve pain from strains, sprains, and overuse injuries.
Chronic Muscle Pain: Target persistent muscle tightness or discomfort that doesn’t respond to other treatments.
Post-Surgical Rehabilitation: Promote healing and improve mobility after surgery.
Muscle Dysfunction: Restore function and flexibility to muscles that are tight or not working properly.
Stress-Induced Muscle Tension: Relieve tension and tightness caused by stress and anxiety.
How Does It Work?
Dry Needling works by targeting trigger points — the tight knots in muscles that can cause pain, restrict movement, and radiate discomfort to other areas of the body. When the needle is inserted into these trigger points, it stimulates a response that helps:
✅ Release muscle tension: Targeting trigger points helps release tightness in the muscles.
✅ Increase blood flow: This promotes healing by improving circulation and delivering nutrients to the injured areas.
✅ Alleviate pain: By stimulating the nervous system and calming irritated tissues, dry needling can reduce pain and discomfort.
✅ Improve mobility: By relaxing tight muscles, it can restore flexibility and movement, helping you get back to your regular activities.
✅ Promote natural healing: The technique encourages the body’s natural healing process, speeding up recovery from injury.
What Are the Top 5 Conditions Dry Needling Treats Best?
Tension Headaches: Dry needling can help alleviate the muscle tension in your neck and shoulders, which are often contributing factors to chronic headaches.
Lower Back Pain: Targeting tight muscles in the lower back can help reduce pain, improve posture, and increase mobility.
Shoulder Pain: Tightness and muscle imbalances in the shoulder area can be addressed, improving range of motion and reducing pain.
Plantar Fasciitis: By releasing trigger points in the foot and calf, dry needling can help reduce the pain and discomfort of plantar fasciitis.
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis): Dry needling can relieve the tension in the forearm muscles, helping to alleviate the pain of tennis elbow.
What's the Difference Between Dry Needling and Acupuncture?
Although both dry needling and acupuncture involve the insertion of needles into the skin, they are distinct techniques:
Dry Needling focuses on treating muscle pain and dysfunction by targeting specific trigger points in the muscles, tendons, and fascia. The technique is based on modern Western medicine principles, aiming to release tight muscles, improve circulation, and promote healing at the site of pain.
Acupuncture comes from traditional Chinese medicine. It involves inserting needles at various points throughout the body to balance the flow of energy (known as "Qi") and promote overall wellness. Acupuncture is typically used to treat a variety of conditions, including pain and stress, but focuses on balancing energy flow rather than specifically targeting the muscles.
Target Pain at Its Source at Hughes Health!
If you've tried other treatments without success, Dry Needling could be the breakthrough you need. Whether you’re an athlete looking to return to peak performance or someone struggling with daily discomfort, we'll find the best plan to unlock your peak performance.
Why Choose
Hughes Health?
We take pride in providing evidence-based non-invasive approaches to healthcare. Our goal is to identify the root cause of your discomfort and pain to then provide effective and personalized treatment plans to help you achieve long-lasting results. Experience the difference of personalized, advanced care by scheduling your appointment today.