Dry Needling

Dry Needling is the precise insertion of acupuncture needles into parts of muscles known as trigger points.

What is Dry Needling?

Dry Needling reduces pain, inactivates trigger points and restores proper muscle and nerve function. Dry needling can also be called trigger point dry needling, and intramuscular manual therapy. Dry Needling is a subtype within the field of Orthopedic Acupuncture, and it’s rapidly gaining popularity.

Dr Francis is the only physician who has extensive training in both Dry Needling and Orthopedic Acupuncture in the Eastside Kirkland Seattle area.

INITIAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED

At your first consultation Dr. Francis will go over the main reasons you’re coming in, covering your prior and current health history, as well as perform any necessary diagnostic and physical exams. If you’re found to be a good candidate for Dry Needling, your first treatment can be the same day.

TREATMENT COURSE

The number of Dry Needling treatments you’ll need varies based on your unique clinical presentation, age, health, severity of illness and discomfort, as well as the length of time you’ve had this condition.

Pain Free Life

Dry Needling can result in the complete loss of symptoms of pain, even in cases of long term chronic pain.

For acute problems, typically 1 to 3 treatments a week for 4-5 weeks is recommended.
For more chronic, hard to treat cases, one or two treatments a week for several months is the course of treatment.

For health maintenance, we recommend as little as 1-2 monthly tune ups.

Dry Needling Treats

Back Pain
Headaches
Hip Pain
Pain and Degeneration
Degenerative Discs
Tension Headaches
Bursitis
Chronic Pain
Sciatica
Migraines
Arthritis
Knee Pain
Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain, SI Syndrome
Aura Migraines
IT band pain tension
Hand Pain
Stenosis
bone on bone
sprain / strain
neuropathy

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Initial Consultation Required

At your first consultation Dr. Francis will go over the main reasons you’re coming in. He will go over your prior and current health history, read any relevant lab data, as well as perform any necessary diagnostic and physical exams. If you’re found to be a good candidate for our services, your first Herbal Medicine can be given the same day.

Emergency conditions often see remarkable results quite quickly, while chronic disease may take months to resolve.