Madison Chiropractic North

What to Expect During & After Dry Needling ✨

Thinking about trying dry needling? Here's what you can expect:

✔️ The treatment is quick — a dry needling session typically lasts 2–5 minutes.

✔️ Some discomfort is normal — you may feel a brief pinch or muscle twitch as the needles are inserted. This is often a sign that the targeted muscle is responding.

✔️ Post-treatment soreness is common — many patients experience muscle soreness afterward that feels similar to what you'd notice after a good workout. This soreness usually resolves within 24–48 hours.

✔️ Stay hydrated and keep moving — gentle movement and drinking plenty of water can help minimize soreness and support recovery.

Dry needling is designed to reduce muscle tension, improve mobility, and help you get back to doing what you love with less pain.

Have questions about whether dry needling is right for you? We'd be happy to help! 💙

What dry needling looks like...for plantar fasciitis!

✅Quick & Effective Treatment!

Give Madison Chiropractic a call if you are suffering and need help along your healing journey.

🎯 What is Dry Needling?

Dry needling is a highly effective technique used to relieve pain, reduce muscle tension, and improve movement. It works by inserting thin acupuncture needles directly into myofascial trigger points (commonly known as "muscle knots") to stimulate the body's natural healing response.

✨ BENEFITS OF DRY NEEDLING:
• 🎯 Interrupts the pain cycle
• 💪 Helps tight muscles relax and release tension
• 🧠 Stimulates a neurological response that reduces pain
• 🔥 Encourages the body to naturally decrease inflammation
• 🤸 Improves mobility, flexibility, and function
• ⚡ Accelerates recovery and healing!

Whether you're dealing with chronic pain, sports injuries, or muscle tightness, dry needling can be a valuable tool to help you move and feel better!

💊In medications, wheat and corn are primarily used as "inactive" ingredients like binders, fillers, and coatings. While corn is usually gluten-free, some people are sensitive to corn derivatives, and wheat contains gluten. Both grains go by several technical and processed names on ingredient labels.

🌾Wheat & Gluten Names to Watch
If you have Celiac Disease or a wheat sensitivity, be on the lookout for the following excipients, which may be derived from wheat:

Wheat starch
Modified starch (when the source isn't specified)
Pregelatinized starch
Dextrin (unless specified as corn or potato)
Dextrates (source unspecified)
Dextrimaltose (when barley malt is also used)
Cyclodextrins
Sodium starch glycolate (can sometimes be wheat-derived)

🌽Corn Names to Watch
Corn-derived ingredients are some of the most common fillers in pharmaceuticals. Look for these names:

Corn starch
Maize (the global name for corn)
Dextrose (a simple sugar made from corn)
Maltodextrin
Corn syrup / Corn syrup solids
Sorbitol (a sugar alcohol)
Xylitol
Mannitol

⚕️How to Check Your Medications

Because generic and brand-name drugs from different manufacturers can use completely different inactive ingredients, always check the "Description" section of your specific product's package insert. You can search for your medication's exact ingredients on the NIH's DailyMed database.

If one of your medications contains these fillers that your body cannot tolerate - it's time to talk to your pharmacist or the prescribing doctor for alternative options.