Dry Needling for Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow in itself can keep people spinning their wheels on how to best treat it. Physical therapy is the most common treatment option for tennis elbow, but within the practice of physical therapy, how are best results gained?
One item we utilize at Loon State Physical Therapy is dry needling for tennis elbow. Dry needling is the application of a thin monofilament needle inserted directly into muscle tissue to create a mechanical and neuromuscular change within the body to provide pain relief! We can much more complicated within the description of dry needling, but imagine those ‘knots’ or ‘trigger points’ that commonly cause you pain and the needle is inserted there to assist in the sensitivity of those areas. A fast and easy way to go after the pesky spots you spend so much time on with a foam roller or massage gun!
We see great results in tennis elbow pain improvement with the use of dry needling followed by adjunct hands on techniques like joint manipulation and soft tissue work. This is always best then moved into tissue reeducation in the form of appropriate stretching and strengthening exercises. There are numerous exercises out there on the internet for tennis elbow, but you should know that each specific case of tennis elbow is different! Finding an appropriate physical therapist provider who understands your specific tennis elbow limitations as well as your own personal goals is the person to turn to for appropriate exercise prescription to get you back on track and rid you of that tennis elbow pain!
Looking for assistance in treating your tennis elbow pain? Interested in dry needling? Let’s chat! I would be happy to discuss further how Loon State Physical Therapy can be a teammate in getting you back to moving and feeling your best! Our convenient Minneapolis physical therapy and Edina physical therapy locations will happily see you to get you back to moving at your best. Call us at (612) 405-8503 or book with us online at www.loonstatephysicaltherapy.com for an in-person or virtual appointment.
Let’s get to it!
Andrew Eccles
Owner and Physical Therapist at Loon State Physical Therapy
