abstract:Dry needling is the use of solid filiform needles for therapy of muscle pain, sometimes also known as intramuscular stimulation. Acupuncture and dry needling techniques are similar.
Patients injected with platelet-rich plasma blood containing high concentrations of platelets experienced a significant reduction in shoulder pain from rotator cuff tendinitis and tears compared with a procedure called dryneedling, according to a study in Clinical Rehabilitation.
Nineteen controls received two treatments, four weeks apart, of dry-needling, which involved inserting an acupuncture needle into rotator-cuff tissue to stimulate healing.