Creekside Chiropractic was among the first Virginia chiropractic practices to offer trigger point dry needling.  This technique utilizes acupuncture needles but it is NOT acupuncture. Rather, Dry Needling is a method of expertly locating problem spots, small knots of overly tightened dysfunctional tissue  in muscles that can cause both local and referred pain.  When such knots or bands, termed Trigger Points, are located. a very thin needle can be introduced to the trigger point to stimulate it to relax and reduce the symptoms associated with the dysfunction.  The technique is safe, highly effective, and generally more comfortable than many other deep tissue approaches for a variety of musculoskeletal complaints and results are typically achieved in short order.