Dry
Needling: A History and A Position
A History
Dry needling
requires the insertion of thin monofilament needles, as used in the practice of
acupuncture, without the use of injectate into muscles, ligaments, tendons,
subcutaneous fascia, and scar tissue. Dry needles may also be inserted in the
vicinity of peripheral nerves and/or neurovascular bundles in order to manage a
variety of neuromusculoskeletal pain syndromes. Nevertheless, some position
statements by several US State Boards of Physical Therapy have narrowly defined
dry needling as an ‘intramuscular’ procedure involving the isolated treatment
of ‘myofascial trigger points.
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A Position
It is the position of the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture
and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM) that dry needling is an acupuncture technique. It
is the position of the CCAOM that any intervention utilizing dry needling is
the practice of acupuncture, regardless of the language utilized in describing
the technique.
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