Dry needling (DN) is a manual therapy technique that is increasingly being incorporated by a variety of medical practitioners. Physical therapists, chiropractors, and physicians utilize this intervention for a variety of reasons. It has been suggested that DN produces local and central nervous system (CNS) responses that result in the reduction of both peripheral and…
Author: Jamie Lee
PTs: what are we good at? what needs work?
Physical therapists (PT) are extremely knowledgeable in their respective specialties. As a matter of fact, Childs et al. (2005) performed a cross-sectional study where they compared the musculoskeletal knowledge of physical therapists and physicians. A standardized written examination was given to all the participants for accurate comparison. These PTs were compared to physicians from a…