‘Dry needling’ or ‘Western acupuncture’ is a physical therapy technique used by healthcare practitioners to treat musculoskeletal pain and stiffness. The technique uses extremely fine needles to stimulate myofascial trigger points (MTrP) to help reduce muscle tension, increase range of motion, improve blood flow and initiate healing in the tissues. (It is important to note […]
Following on from our previous article on frozen shoulder, we discuss another common complaint, shoulder impingement. What is shoulder impingement? The shoulder is stabilised by a group of muscles called the rotator cuff. A shoulder impingement is when the tendons of these muscles get trapped as they pass through a bony space. Repetitive pinching of […]
Shoulder pain is a common complaint in Clinic and one diagnosis is frozen shoulder. A patient with a frozen shoulder will have very limited movement when trying to raise their arm above their head, out to the side and reaching behind their back. Sleeping may also be difficult, especially turning over and lying on the […]