What Is Pneumothorax?
Dry needling is actually great for athletes, O'Neill says, but it can help with all kinds of muscular pain and injuries. "Some injuries that tend to do quite well with dry needling include chronic upper trapezius strains, runner's knee and ITB syndrome, shoulder impingement, generalized low back pain, shin splints, and other muscle strains and spasms," she notes.
Dry needling causes soreness more so than pain. However, some individuals experience pain upon the insertion of the needle. Additionally, some areas of the body are more sensitive to needle insertion, and therefore may be more painful.
This way, he or she can evaluate the risks, specific to your case. Will dry needling hurt? As the muscle reacts to the needle, you may feel a little pain or discomfort. Trinh also describes a potential “electrical shock-type feeling” when it hits the trigger point.
Pneumothorax is a very rare but serious complication associated with acupuncture and dry needling around the thoracic region. Dry needling is a technique where a solid, very fine needle is inserted into a soft tissue in the body.
One risk associated with dry needling is accidental puncture of a lung (pneumothorax). If this were to occur, it may likely require a chest x-ray and no further treatment. The symptoms of shortness of breath may last from several days to weeks.
Although the incidence of pneumothorax is very low, it is an important diagnosis to consider for a patient presenting with dry cough, malaise, chest pain, or shortness of breath after a dry needling procedure. Patients should be made aware of these potential complications as part of an informed consent.
Some dry needling treatments involve repetitive and rapid needle insertions into myofascial trigger points. This type of treatment causes muscle injury and can also damage nerve fibers.
A punctured lung involves air escaping from the lung into the space between it and the chest wall. The condition can cause the lung to collapse, which makes breathing a problem. For a person to understand how a punctured lung occurs, it helps to learn more about the anatomy of the lung.
Iatrogenic pneumothorax is a patient safety indicator (PSI) condition. It is a traumatic pneumothorax secondary to an invasive procedure or surgery. The most common cause is the placement of a subclavian central venous line (CVL).
Tension pneumothorax is accumulation of air in the pleural space under pressure, compressing the lungs and decreasing venous return to the heart. (See also Overview of Thoracic Trauma.
Although these occurrences are rare, acupuncturists occasionally pierce patients' lungs through the Jian Jing pressure point. About 30% of the cases of pneumothorax due to acupuncture are caused by the insertion of needles into that particular spot, according to a 2010 study by the WHO.
The needle is then unwound back to its starting position, which leaves the wrapped fibers in a relaxed state. “The release of toxins can result in soreness and bruising for a day or two following the treatment,” said Kalyuzhny. Some people experience pain relief shortly after the procedure.
Are there side effects from dry needling?Soreness during or after the treatment.Bleeding at the place where the needle was pushed in.Fainting.Fatigue.Bruising.
Dry needling is focused on using strong stimulation on the muscles to get them to release. Acupuncture, on the other hand, does not use strong stimulation and it is based on channel theory and using points to heal the body naturally.
These key areas can give you excellent relief with less soreness. Subsequent treatments will target more specific areas to fine-tune the effect. Sessions are usually spaced 5-7 days apart and you should expect to feel a marked difference after only 2 or 3 sessions.
Brain imaging studies have demonstrated that dry needling of “key” distal points (not trigger points), that are not “onsite” with the patient’s symptoms, stimulates the descending pain inhibitory systems or cortical areas of the brain that are involved in pain control. Furthermore, much of the literature that “dry needling” draws from uses ...
Dry needling will be taught within the framework of western musculoskeletal diagnoses, not within the theoretical framework of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and not for the purpose of altering the flow of Qi or energy along traditional Chinese meridians.
However, this course in dry needling does not constitute training, of any kind, in the practice of traditional Chinese acupuncture or Oriental Medicine. More specifically, this course does not teach participants to needle acupuncture points within traditional Chinese meridians.