Hydrotherapy and Dry Needling

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Hydrotherapy and Dry Needling
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• By Wyndham Physio

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Hydrotherapy

• Hydrotherapy is extremely in aiding pain relief
  and rehabilitation, drawing on the warmth,
  buoyancy and gentle resistance provided by the
  water.
• As a low-impact exercise program, it is suitable
  for people of all ages and is particularly
  beneficial to people in their later years.

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Whay are the benefits of Hydrotherapy?

• Relieving pain and muscle spasm
• Improving flexibility and movement
• Increasing muscle strength and reducing body fat
• Improving posture, balance and walking ability
• Improving surgical or injury recovery

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Whay are the benefits of Hydrotherapy?

• Improving walking ability and gait pattern
• Improving cardio-vascular fitness
• Providing a fun way to achieve the recommended
  weekly level of physical activity.

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Dry Needling
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Dry Needling

• Dry Needling involves inserting an acupuncture
  needle into a trigger point and is typically used
  to treat the pain associated with injuries.
• A trigger point is a tender spot in a tight band
  of muscle which causes pain when pressed or
  squeezed.
• They often occur as a result of neuromuscular
  dysfunction and in areas of musculoskeletal
  stress.
• Everyone has trigger points but when they are
  deactivated it can allow for more efficient
  movement, increased flexibility and lead to a
  decrease in pain.

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Dry Needling

• Dry needling is an invasive procedure which
  involves inserting a thin filament needle into
  the skin and muscle directly at a Myofascial
  trigger point.
• The evidence base dry needling in various areas
  of physiotherapy, has increased substantially
  over the past decade.
• Dry needling can be used for a variety of
  musculoskeletal problems.
• Neuromuscular dysfunction and imbalances are
  thought to be a primary contributing factor to
  the symptoms.

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Dry Needling

• In particular, research has grown to provide
  evidence-based support in the treatment of acute
  and chronic back pain, chronic neck pain, tension
  type and migraine headaches, pelvic girdle pain,
  knee osteoarthritis, lateral elbow pain and
  shoulder conditions.

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Dry Needling

• The treatment of muscles has the greatest effect
  on reducing pain mechanisms in the nervous
  system.
• Most people claim to feel minimal pain or
  discomfort during dry needling and describe it as
  a completely different sensation to needles they
  have experienced in the past.
• Our Physiotherapists are trained in prong dry
  needling to clients on if required to help them
  with their pain.

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Contact Us
Wyndham Physio Hoppers Super Clinic 599 Sayers
Road, Hoppers Crossing, Victoria, 3029 Ph- 03
97489652 03 83605100 Email info_at_wyndhamphysio.co
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