07/30/2024
SCIATICA! Who's had it? ππ»ββοΈThere are few things that are as miserable as lightning bolts, weakness and tingling down one or both legs!
Very soon after I took my first dry needling class, I had a call. This patient said they had severe sciatica, and had been adjusted at least a dozen times by two different chiropractors, with NO relief. This person was desperate for any improvement, and wondered about trying dry needling. Of course, I said YES! Let's do it!
After ONE treatment with dry needling, followed by an adjustment, this person had IMMEDIATE, 80-90% relief of their months-long torture with sciatica.
Not every patient I treat is a "home-run" story like this. But, more often than not, for a chronic issue that isn't improving with massage, adjustments, or PT alone, adding dry needling is the GAME CHANGER that helps us see progress!
(Video-a patient receiving dry needling for sciatic and hamstring pain, no, this isn't uncomfortable!)