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Phy­sio­the­ra­py

Ma­nu­al trig­ger point tre­at­ment / dry need­ling

Myo­fa­scial trig­ger points (MTrPs) are pain­ful, cli­ni­cal­ly clear­ly iden­ti­fia­b­le, pa­tho­lo­gi­cal chan­ges in the skel­etal mus­cu­la­tu­re. Ac­tive trig­ger points can be re­spon­si­ble for pain in di­stant and see­mingly un­in­vol­ved re­gi­ons of the body.

Cour­se of tre­at­ment

Based on the patient's medical history and findings (muscle stretching, resistance tests, palpation of hard tension cords, provocation of known pain), active MTrPs are identified and then treated manually. With this therapy, the muscle pathology can often be completely eliminated.
Sometimes a measure that supports manual trigger point treatment, "dry needling", is used, in which the trigger points are precisely pricked with thin, sterile acupuncture needles.

Di­se­a­se pat­terns

Pain conditions in the field of orthopaedics, traumatology and rheumatology, i.e. musculoskeletal complaints.

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