Trigger Point Dry Needling in Denver

Treatment for musculoskeletal & orthopedic conditions

Dry needling is the use of small needles to de-activate myofascial trigger points.  Per Travell and Simons, Myofascial trigger points are hyperirritable spots, usually within a taut band of skeletal muscle or in the muscle's fascia.  The spot is painful on compression and can give rise to characteristic referred pain, tenderness, and autonomic phenomena generating a myriad of complex musculoskeletal and orthopedic conditions.  Dry needling trigger point therapy is most effective when a local twitch response is elicited as it inhibits abnormal end plate noise and alters the chemical milieu of a myofascial trigger point.

Trigger point dry needling is an appropriate adjunctive treatment for all musculoskeletal dysfunctions as it serves to diminish neuropathic supersensitivity by reducing the nocioceptive compression that leads to pain and shortened sarcomeres. Patients do commonly report an immediate pain reduction and/or elimination after eliciting a local twitch response but may experience soreness for one to two days post-treatment.

Trigger Point Dry Needling is NOT traditional acupuncture, sham treatment, or energy treatment

Under the Colorado Physical Therapy Practice Act, therapists who have undergone substantial training in the areas of reducing the incidence and severity of physical disability, movement dysfunction, bodily malfunction, and pain are licensed to perform this skill.

While there are inherent risks, the procedure is safe while in skilled hands. At Cherry Creek Wellness Center, Jaime Leleszi, MSPT at our Wheat Ridge location, is proud to provide this extremely effective treatment as an adjunct to our always individualized care.