Dry Needling Flashcards
1
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Dry Needling
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-use fine filament form needle to treat trigger point/dysfunctional neuromuscular junction
2
Q
Goal:
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- to elicit a local twitch response in the involved muscle
- desensitize supersensitive structures and restore motion and function
3
Q
Trigger Point
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-localized areas of deep tenderness within taut band of muscle
4
Q
Causes of Trigger Points
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- posture
- repetitive movments
- compressive forces
- trauma
- restriction of biomechanics of joint
5
Q
goals achieved by
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- releasing shortened muscles
- remove source of irritation
- promote healing (produce local inflammation)
- decrease spontaneous electrical activity of trigger point
- decrease pain associated with active trigger points
6
Q
Contraindications
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- inadequate knowledge
- pregnancy
- bleeding disorder
- high dose anti-coagulants
- immunosuppressed
- local infection
- umbilicus, external genetalia
- area over joint replacement, breast implant, pacemaker, spinal stimulator
- over ribs
- none for 1st 6 weeks post op
7
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Precautions
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- T spine
- lung proximity
- sacral/coccyx/buttock
- neurovascular bundles assoc with femoral triangle, cubital fossa, supraclavicular triangle, pec major
8
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Complications
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- insertion pain
- vasovagal reaction
- forgotten needle
- stuck needle
- broken needle
- Mm soreness
- fatigue
- bruising
- infection
- pneumothorax
