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Dry Needling or Acupuncture

Dry Needling or Acupuncture

Dry needling is technique developed in the 1940s by Janet Travell and David Simons. The procedure involves the use of hypodermic needles or needles placed immediately beneath the skin to stimulate trigger points or myofascial trigger points with substances such as corticosteroids, saline solution and analgesics.