Dry needling

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Dry needling is a therapy used by many different practitioners and therapists including chiropractors, osteopaths, physiotherapists, medical doctors etc... The basis of it is to use a sterile acupuncture needle of whatever length needed for the type of muscle and to insert the needle into a trigger point a.k.a. muscle knot.

The needle will enter the trigger point and cause it to release as explained in trigger points. This technique is not to be confused with traditional acupuncture.

[edit] References

Hong, C.Z (1994b). "Lidocaine injection versus dry needling to myofascial trigger point. The importance of the local twitch response". American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 73: 256–263.
Cummings, T.M. and White, A.R. (2001). "Needling therapies in the management of myofascial trigger point pain". Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 82: 986–992.