Trigger Point Dry-Needling for Muscle Pain and the Relief of Back, Neck and Shoulder Pain

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Dec. 21, 2014 - PRLog -- Back, Neck and Shoulder pain can be relieved quickly and effectively with Trigger Point Dry-Needling at Santa Monica's Meridian Health Clinic. Eric Schmidt, LAc is one of the top East-Meets-West pain management practitioners in California.  He is a leading specialist in treatment of chronic pain conditions with advanced training in Trigger Point Dry-Needling. Through advanced trigger point techniques and careful attention to each patient’s needs - back, neck and shoulder pain can become a thing of the past.

Chronic pain can cause life disruption in a variety of ways, including poor range of motion, headaches, sleep disruption and other effects.  Back, neck and shoulder pain can be a result of sports injury, overuse injuries, post-sugery, muscular tension or postural issues.  Sometimes chronic pain is linked to excessive computer use or conditions of stress, however structural misalignment of the spine, neck and shoulders are commonly a contributing factor.

Trigger Point Dry-Needling is a modern treatment method, using acupuncture needles, to release muscular pain and tension.  Unlike classical acupuncture, the Trigger Point system is based on an anatomical, muscle-based approach to treatment of body pain and sports injuries.  Trigger Point Dry-Needling treatments are started by finding areas of tension in muscle bands.  Based on a complete patient intake and careful palpation, this method looks to find “trigger points” in the problematic muscle fibers that are the root cause of pain and dysfunction.

The chronic shortening of muscle fibers can create pain around joints and pain in the neck and back areas.  Once various “trigger points” in the muscles have been identified, an acupuncture needle is used to encourage the muscle fiber to twitch and then release – this effect is called the “twitch response”.  During this treatment phase, some of the related muscle fibers will have a jumping “twitch response” where a muscle contracts in response to the needle placed in the trigger point area.  After the twitch response occurs (sometimes repeatedly), the muscle then relaxes to a more complete state than before.  Using the dry needling method of muscular release, areas of tension are unraveled and joints are allowed to function in proper alignment.

Meridian Health Clinic's trigger point dry-needling system is a comprehensive program, aimed at a complete reversal of chronic pain symptoms by addressing the root cause.  The plan components include:

1.) Trigger Point Dry-Needling - to re-align structural imbalances, reduce muscular tension and calm the nervous system.

2.) Physical Therapy Exercises - to reduce muscular tension, promote awareness of the body tension and increase the effectiveness of program overall.

3.) Dietary evaluation and modifications - to reduce inflammation and improve overall health through optimal nutrition.

4.) Supplements Recommendations – may be recommended to account for any dietary deficiencies.

Eric Schmidt, LAc has been consistently rated one of best acupuncturists Santa Monica for pain management including: shoulder, knee, elbow, back, buttock pain and related syndromes.  Pain conditions may seem simple at first look, but they can have a complicated root cause with multiple muscle groups and the nervous system involved.  Therefore each case must be treated individually due to the many possible causes. Typically, in cases of long-standing chronic pain, a series of acupuncture treatments (3-6) can eliminate this pattern entirely within days or weeks.

Pain management specialist, Eric Schmidt, LAc (Licensed Acupuncturist) is known for dramatically improving each patient’s quality of life quickly and effectively. This is accomplished not only by managing chronic pain, but reversing the underlying conditions and imbalances completely.  To find out more about treatment for neck and shoulder pain and/or low back, leg and buttock pain and return to a pain free way of life, contact Eric Schmidt, LAc.  Eric has been rated the best pain management specialist in Santa Monica (on Yelp) for the last 3 years.

http://meridianhealthclinic.com/trigger-point-dry-needling/


About the Practitioner: Eric Schmidt, L.Ac, Dipl. O.M. is the founder of Meridian Health Clinic. He is an accomplished acupuncturist with advanced training in Trigger Point Dry-Needling, holding a Masters Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Additionally, he has California (L.Ac.) and National (Dipl. O.M.) Acupuncture Board Certifications.