Dry Needling
At Pillar Kinetic, we provide dry needling in Las Vegas for both athletes and active adults to relieve for muscle pain or soreness. Dry needling is an effective method used as part of our overall treatment for our PT patients. Learn about how dry needling helps with Las Vegas physical therapy patients at Pillar Kinetic.
What is Dry Needling?
Dry needling is an effective treatment used to address pain and movement issues associated with trigger points. Needles are inserted into the affected muscles (also called trigger points), leading to a “twitch response” (a quick contraction of the muscle), followed by a long period of relaxation. Dry needling can also have a calming effect on the nervous system, which may reduce muscle spasm and pain.
Services
Used in conjunction with other physical therapy treatments, dry needling is used to help address:
- Hip Pain
- Neck Pain
- Shoulder Pain
- Knee Pain
- Achilles Tendonitis
- Lower back pain
- TMJ pain
- Pelvic floor issues
- Myofascial pain
How We Use Dry Needling
Pillar Kinetic provides dry needling to our Las Vegas patients to decrease muscle tightness, increase blood flow, and reduce pain experienced during the physical therapy process.
Where We’re Located
Our clinic is located on the border of Northwest and Summerlin.
Address: 7381 Prairie Falcon Road, Suite 110, Las Vegas, NV 89128
Phone: 702-389-1950
Fax: (702) 410-6671
Get Started
If you’re an athlete or active adult in Las Vegas, dry needling can be used as part of your physical therapy plan. Contact the professional PT team at Pillar Kinetic to learn more.
FAQs
New to dry needling? Read the FAQ below to get answers to common questions.
Dry needling can be used to relieve muscle spasm, tension, reduce pain, improve range of motion, and improve blood flow to assist with healing.
Most patients feel only mild discomfort or a quick twitch during treatment, followed by relief of tension. It’s normal to be sore for up to a day or two afterwards.
Dry needling involves inserting fine needles to affected muscles or trigger points. Immediately after insertion, it leads to a “twitch response”, or a sensation that causes tight muscles to contract, followed by an immediate, long lasting relaxation. This process leads to decreased muscle tightness, increased blood flow and reduced pain.
At Pillar Kinetic, we provide dry needling for Las Vegas area athletes and active adults – however, dry needling is not for everyone.
You should not get dry needling if you…
- have unmanaged blood-clotting
- have a compromised immune system
- have a skin condition
- are pregnant
- have a fear of needles
If you have any additional questions on whether dry needling is right for you, we encourage you to contact our Las Vegas PT team.
Typically, each dry needling session takes about thirty minutes. However, the amount of time can vary depending on the area of the body being addressed, and the person receiving the treatment.
Dry needling involves the use of thin filiform needles. These needles are thin enough to penetrate the skin.
Dry needling targets muscle trigger points to relieve pain, improve functional range of motion, increase blood flow and vessel dilation, and send input into the nervous system to block pain signal transmission. Acupuncture is based on traditional Chinese medicine beliefs including effecting Qi, energy meridians, and ying/yang balance. Dry Needling and Acupuncture both use the same type of needles to achieve their desired results.