A common response to the idea of acupuncture is “I don’t like needles”. It’s completely understandable, because most people’s experience with needles is getting shots at the doctor’s office. And those HURT. Those needles are also 10x bigger than acupuncture needles. If acupuncture felt like getting 20 shots, I certainly would not be an acupuncturist today. Luckily, the needles we use are tiny. 0.15 mm diameter tiny. So tiny, that what I hear most in the treatment room is “I d

Let’s start with some history. Chinese doctors created and fine-tuned acupuncture over the past 2,500 years, as they discovered the most effective ways to use needles in the body to treat illness and pain. Dry needling is an needling technique that was popularized in the 1980's and is practiced almost exclusively by practitioners other than acupuncturists, such as medical doctors, physical therapists and chiropractors. Are they the same? Yes and No. Here are some key similar