Dry Needling

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Dry needling is a technique that inserts stainless steel needles into the skin as a way of treating pain and muscle dysfunction. Often confused with acupuncture, dry needling actually works differently. Instead of relieving pain through opening the energy flow like acupuncture does, dry needling stimulates trigger points in knotted or hard muscles. Because of […]

Cold Laser Therapy

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Cold laser therapy goes by a variety of names including low-level laser therapy(LLLT), soft laser biostimulation, low-power laser therapy (LPLT), and photobiomodulation. Like traditional laser therapy, cold laser therapy uses light to promote healing. However, cold laser therapy uses lower levels of light that do not heat the tissues, hence the term “cold”. It works […]

Active Release Therapy

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Active Release Technique (ART) is a specialized muscle therapy technique that uses movement to treat problems with muscles, ligaments, tendons, fascia, and nerves. ART attributes common painful conditions to being the result of overused muscles. Muscle overuse then results in dense scar tissue (fibrosis/adhesions) or trigger points in the affected area that impairs movement, weakens […]