• Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
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    6 months ago

    I had dry needling in my knee, it made it feel amazing for a few days and numb.

    I didn’t think it would help but it seemed too

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      6 months ago

      dry needing is a different thing. that’s where they electrically simulate the muscles to like hyper massage them. it’s kind of an extreme deep tissue massage. leaves me sore usually.

      it’s not accupuncture, it’s a medical sound practice primarily done by physical therapists.

      • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        Dry needling doesn’t (always?) use electricity. I’ve had it done too, and the explanation I got was that it basically just pisses off the underlying tissue to promote an inflammatory response and thus blood flow to the target area.