Trigger point dry needling in motion and method of use
AssigneeJohnson Athletic Advantage LLC
InventorCody Johnson
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Abstract
A method is provided for a novel application of trigger point dry needling. A target tissue is identified based on the observation of a series of movement patterns performed by the patient. Once identified, a needle movement protocol is used to insert a needle into the target tissue to a myofascial trigger point during one or more movement patterns. The needle protocol is adjusted until a local twitch response is induced.
Claims21
A method for treating a limited, painful, or dysfunctional movement using trigger point dry needling, the method comprising:
- observing a first performance of a first patient movement pattern;
- identifying a target tissue based on the observation;
- inserting a needle into the target tissue to a myofascial trigger point and executing a needle movement protocol;
- and,
- if a local twitch response is not induced during a second performance of the first patient movement pattern, then changing the needle movement protocol.
A method of treating a patient using trigger point dry needling, comprising the steps of:
- choosing an initial patient movement pattern;
- observing an execution of the patient movement pattern;
- during the execution accessing whether an FP, FN, DP, DN, SMCD, or TED condition is present;
- accessing an initial patient motion range;
- locating a target tissue;
- choosing a primary needle movement protocol;
- choosing a secondary needle movement protocol;
- performing a trigger point dry needling procedure on the target tissue with the primary needle movement protocol and the secondary needle movement protocol;
- and,
- evaluating a resulting patient motion range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.