Both IMS and dry needling are interchangeable terms used for a treatment technique that involves using an acupuncture needle to generate a localized twitch response in an overactive muscle to treat pain of a neuropathic origin.

IMS/Dry needling is a simple, practical tool that you can use every day. It involves placing acupuncture needles into intramuscular taut bands/trigger points with the aim of stimulating a “twitch response”.

Treating this way is quick (mostly a few seconds) and provides immediate relief in the majority of cases, thus improving the patient’s experience