Dry Needling on Myself! How does it work and what is it? 

Great explanation!

That was informative and ADORABLE! Great idea to include the non-fainting progeny.😄

Your son was the cutest in this video!!!❤️ I would like to dry needle myself

Do you have any recommendations for do's and don'ts? I want to do my calves at home after having had it done before and having had tremendous benefits.

Yeah..i do that too,dry needling myself especially i can't tolerate the pain and tension.,and it works that i feel instant relief on my body ache.

My Chiropractor who was performing Dry Needling on my Trigger Points where my Shoulder meets my Neck Quit Chiropractic Work to Work for Workman's Compensation Full Time. I'm considering doing it on myself. I think that I can handle it. I sure hope that I can get the Right Needles to do it. I happen to have Occipital Neuralgia too. I really need to get on this right away, because I'm a Florist and I have been missing some work because of my debilitating condition. I work through it most of the time, but sometimes the pain is just too much, especially when I get a headache!

This is acupuncture. In my country, we either do it ourselves or go to the Chinese sinsehs or doctors. We can buy the needles online. One way of knowing where to put the needles is to locate the points by using an acupuncture pen, again easily available online. These areas will vibrate when the pen is pressed onto the skin. Some of us use this pen only as it is sufficient to take away pain albeit longer.

How often would you consider doing that?

Acupuncture vs. Dry Needling Acupuncture and dry needling are often confused with each other. Both procedures involve the insertion of needles into the skin. However, there are some important differences between these two procedures. Acupuncture is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine that has been used for over 3000 years. It is based on the belief that there is a life force energy, known as qi, that flows through the body. The goal of acupuncture is to restore balance to the body by correcting any imbalances in the flow of qi. Dry needling is a relatively new procedure that has only been used for the past few decades. It is based on the Western medical model of anatomy and physiology. The goal of dry needling is to release muscle tension and trigger points. There are some similarities between acupuncture and dry needling. However, there are also some important differences. Acupuncture is a holistic approach to medicine that looks at the whole person, not just the symptoms of the disease. Dry needling is a more targeted approach that focuses on specific muscle groups. Learn about the various Acupuncture Treatment Modalities and what you can expect from a session with a Certified Doctor of Acupuncture by visiting www.eacuwell.com/acupuncture

Hiya, I'm a trained acupuncturist but never tried to dry needle myself. I go to a physio for that. You say you wouldn't do it on yourself other than your hand as it's too hard to see but what about the hip flexor and fat pad in the knee? These are two areas I suffer with chronically and I would love to be able to treat myself as I often have to wait weeks for an appointment and as you will know....when tendonitis flares us it's VERY painful. Thank you 🙏

Is there any way at all that would allow us to do dry needling on our own backs?

What size needle do you use for this?

Do you clean the skin with alcohol before inserting the needle?

You are the man! How do you know where to poke the needle? Are you just picking random spots?

What size needles are you using and the brand so I can purchase

Jake's face 🤣🤣🤣

WOW SELF DRY NEEDLING and JAKE'S REACTIONS HAHAH!

you're using acupoints, important ones to balance the body.

Jake is so cute😁

This is not dry needling. It's not even acupuncture. Just randomly placed needles along the hand and arm The local twitch response is indicative of a successful dry needling. Multiple twitches can be illicited with before needing to remove the needle Electrical stimulation is not dry needling

There is federal law that is supposed to limit the sale of acupuncture needles only to those who are licensed to practice acupuncture. Dry needling was developing using a dry hypodermic needle, not acupuncture needles. Thank you for continuing to propagate misinformation.

So you’re doing unlicensed acupuncture and not using a clean needle technique. How wonderful. If you’re going to do acupuncture, get a license. You even slip up admitting your doing acupuncture.