Is Trigger Point Dry-Needling a Form of Acupuncture?
Any Trigger Point Dry Needling (TDN) practitioners claim that their treatment techniques are completely distinct from the Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Center in Calgary . In this piece, we'll examine the parallels and discrepancies between these treatment modalities and explain why one might be more effective than the other for a given condition. To begin with, there are many similarities between TDN and TCM acupuncture. Both procedures make use of filiform (or acupuncture) needles, which are small, clean needles. Filiform needles are the main instrument used to induce a shift in the patient's body in both techniques, and they are inserted into the skin and muscle layers. Ithereby provoking the body into changing its current functional state.t has been demonstrated that when inserted into the body, filiform needles activate muscular neurons and neuro-vascular complexes, Another similarity between acupuncture and TDN is that both therapies frequently rely on palpating tens...