We are a team of Chartered Physiotherapists in Ennis that specialise in providing evidence-based practice to our clients. Our physiotherapists are members of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists and State Registered with CORU.
What is Dry Needling?
Dry Needling is an invasive procedure in which a solid filament needle is inserted into the skin and muscle directly at a myofascial trigger point.
Dry Needling differs from Acupuncture in that Dry Needling is based on the principles of Western medicine, whereas Acupuncture is based on the principles of Eastern/Chinese medicine.
How does it work?
Inserting needles into Trigger Points can cause favourable biochemical changes which assist in reducing pain. Dry Needling may elicit so-called local ‘Twitch’ responses, which are spinal cord reflexes. Getting local twitch responses with Dry Needling is the first step in breaking the Pain Cycle.
Our Dry Needling Treatment
We use Dry Needling is part of a multi-modal treatment plan. In our treatment sessions we combine Dry Needling with manual therapy, exercise prescription and patient education in order to ensure the best possible treatment outcome for our clients.
Qualifications & Safety
Bernadette Moroney is a member of the David G Simons Academy of Dry Needling.
The needles that we use are individually packed and only used once before being discarded as hazardous waste products.
What can Dry Needling treat?
Dry Needling can be used to effectively treat and manage a wide variety of musculo-skeletal problems including, but not limited to:
- Neck and Back pain
- Shoulder pain
- Buttock pain
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