dry needling Blog Posts


Dry Needling Hurdles

October 21, 2010
My last two posts have been about trying dry needling on a patient with carpal tunnel syndrome and using this modality for bunion correction. I’m disappointed to say I’m running into some hurdles. The first deals with the bunions and is that most people don’t feel comfortable having needles inserted into their
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Dry Needling Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

September 30, 2010
I’ve just had my second visit with a patient with 20+ years of carpal tunnel syndrome for which we are trying dry needling (an anatomically based approach to using acupuncture needles). I must say, I’ve run into an issue in which the needles are either meeting with resistance or the patient is hypersensitive to the [
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Bunions, Biomechanics, and Dry Needling?

September 16, 2010
I’ve been experimenting with the effects of reduced heel strike and increased mid- or forefoot strike patterns on issues such as plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, bunions, and other foot maladies for my sixth book in the Fixing You series. It’s been very interesting and I believe this should be an integral part of treat
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