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Dry Needling Helps Relieve Chronic Muscle Tension

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Not all muscle knots can be worked out by stretching. Knots that involve the connective tissue surrounding muscles, called myofascial, require more intensive means in order to be relaxed. "Trigger points" are areas of isolated spasm involving muscle and myofascial tissue. When muscles are chronically tense or injured, they can develop trigger points. There are several different methods people can pursue to relax trigger points and restore muscle function . It's important to get these knots diagnosed and treated, as they can cause localized pain, referred pain along nearby nerve pathways and overuse of other muscles as the body attempts to compensate for pain by putting the knotted muscle out of action. One of the methods for treating this condition that has grown in popularity over the past few years is functional dry needling . Functional Dry Needling In this form of therapy, a trained practitioner inserts a thin needle into the muscle knot. This is part dia...
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Compression Therapy Near Me

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Compression Therapy Air Relax Australia We are now offering compression therapy at Retrain Health Byron Bay & Ballina . With this therapy, we are using a multi-chamber air compression device that has been fitted around the limbs prior to treatment. The air compression device helps to reduce muscle soreness, swelling, assist in lymphatic flow, and improve circulation as it massages the arms and the legs (Zaleska & Olszewski, 2019) . Compression therapy has proven to be clinically effective for patients with lymphatic issues. In a recent study by Desai and Shao (2020) , a group of 128 patients were treated for lymphedema (secondary to other conditions). The outcome of regular therapy led to a decrease in body mass index, a 28% decrease in limb volume, positive skin changes , reduced pain and an increased quality of life (Blumberg et al. 2016) . Compression therapy can also be an effective tool for sport-recovery, either prior to exercise, during a half-time break, or after exerc...
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Dry Needling, Acupuncture, Wet Needling - What's the difference?

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What is Dry needling? If you have visited one of our osteopathy clinics at Retrain Health you might have been offered a dry needling treatment from one of our practitioners. Dry needling is one of the many techniques that we use to treat pain and assist with recovery. Dry needling can sometimes be mixed up with acupuncture and wet needling. This blog will help to clear any confusion and give you some more information. So let us start by comparing the difference between acupuncture, wet needling and dry needling. What is Acupuncture? Practitioners of Chinese medicine use acupuncture to create balance and restore energy flow (chi). Acupuncture is believed to have originated around 100 BC, and it has been used to treat internal ailments, including digestive problems, insomnia, stress, and chronic pain. During an acupuncture session the needles are injected and left in place for about 15-30 minutes. The needles are inserted into points along meridian lines, which represent...
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