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Dry Needling

Specialized Dry Needling in Hawaii

Our dry needling services in Hawaii offer immediate, lasting relief for pain, strength, performance, and mobility. Unlike acupuncture, dry needling targets trigger points without using Chinese medicine theory, using solid needles without medication.

Targeted Pain Relief

Dry needling focuses on tight muscles and tension points to provide effective pain and injury treatment.

Customized Treatment

Each patient receives a thorough assessment to determine the best approach, avoiding the standard “pistoning” method that can exacerbate discomfort.

Advanced Technique

Jackupuncture combines dry needling with electrical stimulation or electroacupuncture for enhanced results and greater comfort.

Expert Training

With extensive training in acupuncture, Jack offers a blend of traditional and modern methods for tailored, effective care.

Is Dry Needling Right for You?

Our dry needling services in Hawaii help provide immediate, lasting improvement in your pain, strength, physical performance, and mobility.

What Does Dry Needling Feel Like?

Dry needling feels like fine threading of the muscles. When the muscles are tight and the needle is pistoned through the fascia or soft tissue, the initial ‘needle grab’ by the muscle can feel like a light bee sting, but this dissipates within a few seconds. The goal of this approach is to achieve muscle contractions. Patients have reported slight discomfort with this. However, once the pistoning and contractions stop, they feel a sense of ‘release’ of the soft tissue.

Acupuncture, and electroacupuncture in particular, is an exceptionally powerful tool for neurological issues because it allows us to address peripheral and central nervous system issues. With this one tool, we are able to help patients manage and overcome a wide range of neurological issues, whether they are directly related to head trauma and poor brain function or are the consequence of other forms of trauma or injury. Combined with our particular skill set with orthopedics, Jackupuncture is a one-stop shop for optimizing human performance.

Is Dry Needling Painful?

The level of pain or tenderness experienced during and after treatment depends on several factors, which we assess to make the experience as therapeutic and comfortable as possible. Patients have reported experiencing more acute feelings of discomfort during dry needling than during acupuncture. The initial pain should dissipate within a few seconds.

Acupuncture, and electroacupuncture in particular, is an exceptionally powerful tool for neurological issues because it allows us to address peripheral and central nervous system issues. With this one tool, we are able to help patients manage and overcome a wide range of neurological issues, whether they are directly related to head trauma and poor brain function or are the consequence of other forms of trauma or injury. Combined with our particular skill set with orthopedics, Jackupuncture is a one-stop shop for optimizing human performance.

Is It Safe?

Yes, dry needling is very safe when administered by trained and experienced professionals. It is a researched practice with positive results on people experiencing pain and looking for trigger point relief with certain conditions.

Acupuncture, and electroacupuncture in particular, is an exceptionally powerful tool for neurological issues because it allows us to address peripheral and central nervous system issues. With this one tool, we are able to help patients manage and overcome a wide range of neurological issues, whether they are directly related to head trauma and poor brain function or are the consequence of other forms of trauma or injury. Combined with our particular skill set with orthopedics, Jackupuncture is a one-stop shop for optimizing human performance.

Can Dry Needling Help With Long Haul Covid?

Long COVID, also known as Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), is a condition where individuals continue to experience symptoms and complications of COVID-19 for an extended period of time, typically lasting beyond the acute phase of the illness. While many individuals recover from COVID-19 within a few weeks, some experience persistent symptoms that can significantly affect their quality of life.

The symptoms of Long COVID can vary widely and affect different body systems. Some common symptoms reported by individuals with Long COVID include fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain, joint and muscle pain, brain fog, difficulty concentrating, depression, anxiety, insomnia, mood changes, abdominal pain, paresthesia (burning or prickling sensation in hands, arms, feet, legs), and sleep disturbances. Other symptoms such as loss of taste and smell, headaches, dizziness, heart palpitations, and gastrointestinal issues have also been reported.

The exact cause of Long COVID is not yet fully understood. It is believed to be a complex condition that may result from a combination of factors, including persistent viral activity, inflammation, immune dysregulation, and the impact of the initial infection on various organs and systems in the body.

In our clinic, Jackupuncture has consistently helped patients experiencing neuropathy, paresthesia, headaches, brain fog, slowed thinking, depression, anxiety, poor memory, and other physical and neurological issues after COVID infection. We have also had success with the loss of smell and taste experienced by some patients with long-haul COVID.

Dry Needling vs Acupuncture

Dry needling focuses myofascial trigger points (MTrP), which are highly sensitive areas within skeletal muscles that are characterized by a palpable knot within a taut band. Trigger point dry needling can be performed at either a superficial or deep tissue level. It is used to trigger local muscle and tissue responses in a specific region using a pistoning technique, whereas acupuncture takes a more holistic approach for a restorative whole body treatment.

Dry Needling vs Manual therapy

Dry needling uses needles as a tool to target soft tissue and specific muscles. At Jackupuncture, manual therapy is also referred to as soft tissue therapy, which is any form of therapy not involving a needle. Examples include red light and infrared therapy, hand-based soft tissue “release” or mobilizations, as well as tool-based soft tissue approaches like myofascial decompression/cupping and guasha/scraping to improve mobility and function. The most commonly used and successful soft tissue tool for manual therapy at Jackupuncture remains our hands, but whatever is best for your case will be used to ensure you get steady improvements with each visit.

Dry Needling with Electrical Stimulation

Dry needling with electrical stimulation can be a powerful combination to reduce muscle tone and spasm. If this approach is right for you, the electrical stimulation is added to the dry needle after it has been inserted into a specific target like a motor point or the belly of a dysfunctional muscle.

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