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Dry Needling by a Physical Therapist: What You Should Know. Dry needling is a technique physical therapists use (where allowed by state law) for the treatment of pain and movement impairments. The technique uses a âdryâ needle, one without medication or injection, inserted through the skin into areas of the muscle.
Dry needling is a western culture approach, while acupuncture is a Chinese medical tradition. Dry needling is used to define the non-injection needling. When it comes to injection needling, hypodermic needles are used to inject chemicals or other agents like anesthesia into the tissue, while in dry needling there is no chemicals, needles are directed into the tissue to provide therapeutic effects.