Dry Needling, Asheville, NC

At Advanced Chiropractic Center, in Asheville, North Carolina, we are much more than what you’d expect from a chiropractic office. Our chiropractor, Dr. Walicki, has more than 25 years of experience and is board-qualified in functional neurology. This means he is knowledgeable about neuromuscular issues and how they can hinder mobility and cause pain. One of the treatment modalities he might recommend based on the cause for your discomfort or pain is dry needling.

Dry needling is effective for reducing pain, improving mobility, and speeding recovery time for a variety of conditions. It works to release tension, reduce inflammation, and minimize the pressure and tension in your muscles that you may be feeling. With dry needling, short stainless-steel needles are placed at pain trigger points or hyper-tense nodes to elicit a localized twitch response that relaxes the muscle.

Generally speaking, dry needling is combined with other treatment modalities to customize your treatment based on the underlying cause of your pain or discomfort. For example, if muscle tension interferes with your ability to benefit from a chiropractic adjustment, dry needling can resolve the tension so that your muscles do not, in effect, fight the adjustment.

By offering a wide variety of treatment modalities, we can develop the best course of action for your specific situation. If you have any questions about dry needling, we recommend contacting us to schedule a consultation. We’ll go over your health information and determine if dry needling would be part of an effective treatment plan to get you back on the road to improved overall health.