Dry Needling in Seacliff Park

Dry needling at Live Better Physiotherapy in Seacliff Park is a practice that can be used to treat a variety of conditions, reduce ongoing pain and increase blood flow / decrease inflammation.

Dry needling is a treatment that implements single-use sterile acupuncture needles which are inserted into the muscle fibre / soft tissue. These very fine, tiny needles can then help to stimulate the muscles and trigger points along with other connective tissue / fascia. This can help facilitate trigger point release as well as promote soft-tissue relaxation and progress recovery.

This form of treatment can be effective at reducing pain and assisting in ongoing pain disorders and can be used at various stages of people's recovery. Conditions that can be treated by dry needling include:

• Muscle strains and contracture / "tightness"
• Tennis or Golfer's elbow
• Calf pain and Plantar fasciitis
• Headaches or Migraines
• Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders
• Post-surgical pain and inflammation
• Low back pain
• Upper back and neck pain
• Sciatica
• Sports injuries
• Pain associated with Osteoarthritis
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Tinnitus
• Knee pain
• Tendinopathy