Orthopedic Trigger Point and Tension Release
- Assessment
Internal medicine conditions - The treatment is based on the assessment of your Meridian-Organ imbalances.
A pattern diagnosis is made using a combination of:
- Palpation of the spine and back
- Palpation of the abdomen.
- Symptoms and Signs
For musculo-skeletal conditions and joint pain
Orthopedic Exam
- To assess range of motion restrictions.
- To assess muscle imbalances
- To assess stabilizing muscle inhibitions.
Goals of Treatment
- Treatment aims to restore function
- Release restrictions
- Calm the nervous system
- Reduce pain
- Speed recovery
Release of Trigger Points
- Trigger points are often tender knots, or tight bands in the muscles.
- Pressing on a trigger point can signal referred pain with a pain pattern distant from the spot.
- They can be active or latent.
- Active ones are any point that causes tenderness and referred pain on palpation. Palpation may also cause autonomic symptoms such as skin redness, sweating, and dizziness.
- Latent trigger points don’t evoke pain spontaneously, and local or referred pain occurs only with strong finger pressure. They may change muscle activation patterns or cause muscle weakness in pain-free patients.
Release of fascia adhesions loosens muscles that are tight, shortened and weak.
- This helps joints and muscles receive more Qi-energy and blood circulation.
- Often the shortened muscles are the root cause of reduced range of motion and pain.
Causes
- Ageing
- Injury sustained by a fall, by stress or birth trauma.
- Lack of exercise – commonly in sedentary persons between 55+ years.
- Bad posture –
- upper and lower crossed pattern
- swayback posture
- telephone posture
- cross-legged sitting
- Muscle overuse and respective micro-trauma
- Weightlifting
- Chronic stress condition – anxiety, depression, psychological stress trauma,
- Vitamin or mineral deficiencies – vitamin C, D, B; folic acid; iron.
- Sleep disturbance,
- Joint problems and hypermobility
Dr. Michele Arnold will often combine Dry Needling with MPS Electronic Acupuncture, Tui-Na manual therapies like massage and Gua Sha (skin scrapping).
Either in combination or used as a standalone modality, they are excellent therapies!
Fascia Release
Tui-Na Manual Therapy
Many problems of the Musculo-skeletal system are from adhesions and fibrotic tissue.
Adhesions are bands of scar tissue that form in response to imbalanced hormones, neurogenic inflammatory chemicals, infection, radiation, surgery, or trauma.
Scar tissue may form again after surgery meant to remove it.
Adhesive sticky fluids create narrowing of spaces, blockages, causing structures, and tissues to stick together.
What can Dry-Needling with Tui-Na Help you with?
These are some examples.
Low back pain
Sciatica
Arthritis
Bursitis
Tendonitis
Knee pain
Foot pain
Ankle pain
Elbow pain
Wrist pain
Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
Neck pain
Shoulder pain
Frozen shoulder
PMS and menstrual cramps
Sports injuries
Cost
Treatment Plans
(Insurance plans do not cover dry needling or trigger point therapy)
*We pride ourselves on our dedication to continued growth and development of our specialty programs. We aim to provide you with the best possible care. Each case is unique; thus, we develop a treatment plan that works best for you!
Our fees are competitive within our area.
*Pricing subject to change without notice.
Initial exam and treatment $95
Subsequent visits $80
- Ask about packages of 6 or 10.
- Packages available to save, promote commitment, and to streamline your visits.
- Best results are achieved by following the treatment plans with timely treatments.
- The effectiveness of this treatment procedure cannot be guaranteed.
- Any additional history of trauma, infection, inflammation or surgery could change your suggested number of treatments.
Our office accepts cash, checks, all major credit cards and health savings accounts (HAS). If you have insurance, we can provide you with a superbill you can submit to your insurance carrier.
- However, at this time dry needling or trigger point therapy is not a covered benefit, thus it will not be reimbursed.
- We accept: Health savings account (HSA), Flexible spending account (FSA).
