Dry needling

[andycrawford]

A PT friend recently got a certificate in dry needling. Seems hocus pocus to me. Have any of you seen anything other than a placebo effect? I’m sure I’ll be seeing plenty of posts about how wonderful it is soon. I’ll try not to argue with them. Haha

[Austin Baraki]

Correct, complete placebo.

No difference compared to sham needling.

[Sean Herbison]

No, no, it's completely different from acupuncture. Because reasons.

[Matthew Rupiper, PT]

As a physical therapist that's taken a dry needling course, the evidence and science agrees with Austin Baraki (he may place it in the "Silly Bullshit" category . Those with financial and intellectual incentives will attempt to justify its use through numerous mechanisms and tooth fairy science. Take a look at a few of these:

http://www.fmperplex.com/2018/01/26/...ew-homeopathy/

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/dry-needling/

Enjoy!

[c1sarena]

Tooth fairy science takes the cake!