{"id":139,"date":"2021-08-13T13:27:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.integratedchiro.net\/blog\/?p=139"},"modified":"2021-08-13T13:27:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:27:27","slug":"acupuncture-vs-dry-needling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.integratedchiro.net\/blog\/acupuncture-vs-dry-needling\/","title":{"rendered":"Acupuncture Vs. Dry Needling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Dry needling has gained in popularity lately for it\u2019s use in pain control. It has often been compared to or confused with acupuncture. Here are the major differences and similarities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Acupuncture<\/strong> primarily uses predefined<\/strong> points<\/strong> along pathways<\/strong> that have been mapped out over thousands of years (see the picture above.) Dry needling<\/strong> does not use these predefined points. Rather, needles are placed directly into trigger points<\/strong> or other myofascial <\/strong>(muscle and connective tissue) structures that have been identified as the source of pain.<\/li>
  2. Acupuncture is useful for pain and many other conditions. Dry needling is used primarily for myofascial pain.<\/li>
  3. When stimulated by a needle or other methods, each acupuncture point has a specific effect upon the flow of Chi<\/strong>, the electromagnetic energy that flows through the pathways. In dry needling, the presence of the needle is intended to release the trigger point or myofascial tension.<\/li>
  4. Acupuncture treatments last 30-60 minutes, whereas Dry Needling is 5-20 minutes.<\/li>
  5. The needles used in acupuncture and dry needling are the same. Likewise, the needle may be manipulated during acupuncture or dry needling treatment to elicit the desired effect.<\/li>
  6. Both are relatively painless! You may feel a momentary pinching sensation, but it\u2019s typically gone within a few seconds.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    We offer both Acupuncture and Dry Needling! Call today to find out which is a better choice for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Dry needling has gained in popularity lately for it\u2019s use in pain control. It has often been compared to or confused with acupuncture. Here are the major differences and similarities: Acupuncture primarily uses predefined points along pathways that have been mapped out over thousands of years (see the picture above.) Dry needling does not use… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.integratedchiro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.integratedchiro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.integratedchiro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.integratedchiro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.integratedchiro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.integratedchiro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143,"href":"https:\/\/www.integratedchiro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139\/revisions\/143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.integratedchiro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.integratedchiro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.integratedchiro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}