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3 Conditions You Didn’t Know Dry Needling Can Help

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Athletico

Updated: August 1, 2025 As is true with many things in life, there may be more contributing to your pain...
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Everyone is Talking About IASTM. What is it?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Molly Knoblett, PT, DPT, CMPT, Graston Technique® Provider

Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization, or more commonly known as IASTM, is the use of tools to assess tissue quality...
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Can Dry Needling Help?

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Stacie Cornwell, PT, DPT, OCS, Astym Cert.

Dry needling is an innovative treatment technique performed by a licensed physical therapist to help reduce or heal pain symptoms....
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Does Dry Needling Hurt?

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Stacie Cornwell, PT, DPT, OCS, Astym Cert.

You may have heard of (or saw pictures of) dry needling before. A common question for those unfamiliar with this...
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What You Should Know About Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Anne Marie Bierman, PT, DPT, SCS, CMTPT, Astym-cert

Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) is a hot topic in physical therapy right now.  Even though it has been around since...
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Graston®: What Is It and Who Should Try It?

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Athletico

Most people go to physical therapy and expect to learn exercises to help with their pain or injury, such as...
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Understanding the 3 Phases of Muscle Healing

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Brian Whittington, PT, DPT, CMTPT

Muscle mass accounts for 40-45 percent of total body weight,1 which makes it no surprise that muscle injuries can account...
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Try Dry Needling When All Testing Is Negative

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Brett Wapotish

Have you ever had a patient who sustained a work-related injury with subjective report of radicular symptoms? A patient involved...
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