Dry needling, where state law allows
Dry needling
Dry needling uses a thin needle to work on muscle and the tissue around it. It is one tool among several, offered where state law allows it by a therapist who has completed the training, and never the whole plan.
Is this for you
This care is for you if
Muscle tightness keeps coming back
Stretching and strength work have not been enough on their own.
You want to know what it is
You would like it explained before you decide.
You are comfortable with needles
You have talked it through and want to try it as part of a plan.
You are training and want a plan
You want it used alongside the strength work, not instead of it.
What a visit looks like
What happens when you come in
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Step 1: We talk first
What dry needling is, why we might use it, the risks and the alternatives. You can say no at any point.
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Step 2: We use it alongside the plan
A therapist who has completed the training uses it with exercise and hands-on work, in your visit.
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Step 3: We check how it went
At your next visit we ask how you felt and decide together whether to continue.
Good to know
Who treats you, how long it takes, how it is paid for
Who treats you
A licensed physical therapist: Trinidad Espino or Ezekiel Ivey. Their license lines are in the footer of every page.
Meet the teamWhat decides how many visits
How your body responds, what you are training for and whether you want to use it again. Dry needling is never the only part of a plan.
How it is paid for
We bill most PPO plans and Medicare, and the front desk checks your benefits before you come in. If you pay yourself, you get a written estimate first.
How fees work
When to see a doctor first
See a physician first, or call 911, if you have chest pain or trouble breathing, a sudden severe headache, numbness in the groin or loss of bladder or bowel control, a new weakness in a leg, or a fall or blow that could have broken a bone. If we find something at your visit that needs a physician, we tell you and help you get there. Tell us before any needle if you take a blood thinner, have a bleeding condition, are pregnant or are afraid of needles.
Questions
Common questions
Do you offer dry needling?
Where state law allows it, a physical therapist who has completed dry needling training can offer it, and Arizona allows it with that training. Ask which of our therapists needles and which course they took. We explain the risks before any needle, and you can say no.
Will it hurt?
We work within what you can tolerate. Some tests bring on the feeling you came in with, and you can stop any step.
How many visits will I need?
We cannot say before we have met you. What decides it: what we find in your assessment, what you are training for, how your body responds and how close your next race is. We tell you at each visit what comes next.
Book your running assessment
Tell us what you are training for. We will find a time that fits around your runs.