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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 broad term used to differentiate â non-injection â needling from the practice of â injection needling â which utilises a hyperdermic syringe and usually involves the injection of an agent such as saline , local anaesthetic or corticosteroid into the tissue or specific anatomical structures . In contrast to this , dry needling ...