Dry Needles
PHYSIOTHERAPIC PUNCTURES WITH DRY NEEDLES
Physiotherapeutic puncture with dry needles (PPAS) or Use of needles under the dermis (UASD)
Physiotherapy puncture with dry needles (PPAS) or the use of needles under the dermis (UASD) is an emerging practice that is becoming more and more popular worldwide in the field of physiotherapy. The terms “dry needles” describe a technique without injection. It is also distinguished from “Asian” acupuncture (see explanation below). The method using dry needles under the dermis is practiced with sterile, fine needles, with solid filament. She does not use tissue injections.
The dry needle technique is based on modern knowledge in human anatomy and on scientific research in pathophysiology, musculoskeletal and neurology. Sterile needles are inserted into muscles and various tissues to stimulate a response from the nervous and immune systems. The “micro-lesions” created activate physiological processes that stimulate tissue repair, release muscle tension, and decrease pain and inflammation. This technique is particularly effective for reducing muscle tension, but also for several other pathologies (see the list of conditions that can be treated below)
The methods used at our clinic present a powerful alternative to several neuro-musculoskeletal problems.
Our treatment techniques produce rapid, specific and unique results that cannot be achieved with other medical or alternative therapies.
What conditions can be treated?
- Headaches and migraines
- Lumbar / back / cervical sprains and low back pain / back pain / neck pain / sciatica / herniated discs
- Plantar fasciitis and Lenoir’s thorn
- Sprains as well as tendinitis, bursitis, tendinopathy and epicondylitis
- Muscle pain felt following a road accident
I have already received acupuncture treatments. Is it the same thing? Are the results the same?
The physiotherapy puncture technique with dry needle (PPAS) or the use of needles under the dermis (UASD), that is the insertion of solid filament needles into the body, is based on modern medicine and its knowledge in neurology. , in physiology and immunology. The use of needles under the dermis aims to deactivate points of muscular tension, regulate the inflammatory process as well as stimulate the nervous and immune systems. Traditional Chinese acupuncture is based on ancient Chinese concepts which consist of inserting needles along energy channels (meridians) to balance the circulation of Chi (vital energy / breath). Although the two approaches share certain therapeutic goals, the theoretical concepts, the methods of evaluation and treatment,.
Does it hurt?
Learn more about the history of physiotherapeutic puncture with dry needles (PPAS)