Services
- Orthopedic Therapy
- Manual Therapy
- LYMPHEDEMA Treatment Certified Specialist-Becky Bregar
- Unloading® Reduced Body Weight Therapy
- Active Therapeutic Movement - ATM
- Pre/Post Surgical Rehabilitation
- Joint Replacement Recovery
- Back and Neck Pain Rehab Specialists
- Tissue Specific Prescriptive Exercise
- Functional Dry Needling
- TMJ Disorders
- Custom ORTHOTIC Casting/Fitting
- Parkinson's Disease
- Fall Prevention
- Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation
- Hand Therapy
- Splinting
- Work Injury/Recovery
- Motor Vehicle Accident Recovery
- Ergonomic Worksite Assessments
- Pre-Employment Assessments
- Range of Motion Testing - AMA
- Functional Capacity Evaluations - FCE
- Low Level Laser Therapy
Functional Dry Needling
At ITR Physical Therapy we have a Physical Therapist with the appropriate training that can provide the skilled technique of Functional Dry Needling as part of a patient’s treatment plan. Using a thin, solid filament needle to penetrate the skin, the goal is to create a local twitch response (LTR) in the muscle to cause a spontaneous contraction and relaxation of muscle fibers.
This has been shown to normalize the mechanical, electrical and biochemical components of muscles with myofascial dysfunction. Functional Dry needling is different than acupuncture, and is based on the Western neuroanatomy and modern scientific study of the musculoskeletal system.
Who Benefits from Dry Needling?
This service is beneficial to many patients, including those with:
- Entrapment syndromes
- Sprain/strain injuries
- Tendinitis
- Frozen shoulder and other joint restrictions
- Chronic pain conditions
- Chronic tension type headaches