Dry Needling D
ecades of lower back and hip pain began to melt away for Brenda Wilson as she underwent dry needling from Boone Health Therapy Services. Brenda’s pain began in her late teens after roller-skating falls and an unusual landing when cliff jumping into a river. “At the time, the pain was just occasional, but as I got older, it became more and more of an issue,” says Brenda. Brenda has always been active. She regularly goes on long walks and takes Pilates and yoga classes. “I love to exercise but my injuries would always give me pain while I was doing what I enjoyed,” says Brenda. She decided it was time to see a Physical Therapist and made an appointment at Boone Therapy. “We were able to figure out that through the years, I had been relying on my stronger muscles to make up for my injured muscles. I was overusing my right side to make up for my left side and that was causing me muscle spasms and making my pain and lack of movement worse. Wesley Glenn, my Physical Therapist, helped me realize that and helped me work on using both sides evenly so that my body could heel,” says Brenda.
Dry needling has been shown to: • Decrease pain and muscle tension • Improve blood flow • Positively affect changes in the central nervous system • Decrease nerve hypersensitivity • Reduce inflammation • Accelerate healing time
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BOONE HEALTH
Fall 2023
