Dry Needling

Dry needling is a technique that uses a fine filament needle to reduce muscle pain, spasm and stiffness. It is called “dry” needling since no fluid is injected with the needles. Dry needling can be helpful in patients with muscle strains, low back pain, headaches, neck pain, tennis elbow, shoulder pain, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, tendinitis (tendinopathy) and more. 

We often send a small electrical current to the needles once they are inserted into the body. Your muscles are constantly receiving electrical signals from your nervous system (brain, spinal cord and nerves). When in pain,  muscles tend to guard and spasm as a protective mechanism. While this is done with good intentions from your nervous system, the muscle guarding/spasms sometimes persist after the injury has gone away and you no longer need your muscles to guard your joint to limit motion. The artificial electrical current from electrical stimulation unit into your muscles acts as a “Control, Alt, Delete” for your nervous system, resulting in reduced muscle tone and spasms leading to less pain. This allows increased participation in active interventions, such as exercise. Dry needling is a very safe technique. 

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I absolutely LOVE Sparks Physical Therapy. All the staff are amazing and so friendly! I started coming so that I could do pelvic floor physical therapy and recover from pregnancy. I brought my son with me most of the time and everyone was so helpful with him! Sometimes Irena at the front desk would take him for my entire session and play with him so that I or my therapist didn’t have to worry about him. I worked mostly with Jesse who was amazing!! She answered all my questions and I learned so much about my body and about physical fitness from her, not to mention that she helped me heal. I also worked with Michelle for plantar fasciitis and I had a great experience with her as well! She’s also very knowledgeable about weight lifting and helped me out with my form. My feet feel so much better now! I also had one session with Jamie because Michelle was not available that week and enjoyed working with her too. She was really helpful in making sure I wasn’t deviating from Michelle’s plan while helping me do the exercises I needed and guiding me through them. Thank you SO MUCH, Sparks PT! You truly are a family environment and I love you so much that as we’ve been looking for houses to move, I was googling how far away they were from your office so that I could keep coming here any time I need PT. I’m definitely coming back during my next pregnancy and afterwards to make sure I’m supporting my body as best as I can. I cannot recommend this place enough!!
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Lindsay S.
5/22/2023
Jamie was great! I thought would have to suffer from knee pain forever or need to have medical treatments. Everyone is friendly and it was easy to schedule. Jamie was very professional and made me feel comfortable immediately. I was able to be fully back to my usual activity and believe I’m stronger than I was before. I highly recommend them
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1/09/2023
Brett, Senior Physical Therapist, is very knowledgeable and professional. I am recommending this location to anyone, regardless of your stage in recovery.
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4/19/2023
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