Hydrotherapy involves low-impact water exercises that provide warmth, buoyancy and resistance from the water. This makes it suitable for people of all ages, especially the elderly, as it aids in pain relief, rehabilitation, flexibility, strength, and recovery from injury or surgery while improving fitness. Dry needling inserts thin acupuncture needles into trigger points, which are tender muscle spots causing pain, to deactivate them and decrease pain while increasing movement and flexibility. It has been shown to effectively treat various musculoskeletal issues like back, neck, and shoulder pain. Our physiotherapists are trained in dry needling to help clients manage their pain if needed.

1. Hydrotherapy
and
Dry Needling

2. By Wyndham Physio

3.  Hydrotherapy is extremely in aiding
pain relief and rehabilitation, drawing
on the warmth, buoyancy and gentle
resistance provided by the water.
 As a low-impact exercise program, it
is suitable for people of all ages and
is particularly beneficial to people in
their later years.

4.  Relieving pain and muscle spasm
 Improving flexibility and movement
 Increasing muscle strength and reducing body fat
 Improving posture, balance and walking ability
 Improving surgical or injury recovery

5.  Improving walking ability and gait pattern
 Improving cardio-vascular fitness
 Providing a fun way to achieve the recommended weekly level of physical
activity.

7.  “Dry Needling” involves inserting an acupuncture needle into a trigger
point and is typically used to treat the pain associated with injuries.
 A trigger point is a tender spot in a tight band of muscle which causes pain
when pressed or squeezed.
 They often occur as a result of neuromuscular dysfunction and in areas of
musculoskeletal stress.
 Everyone has trigger points but when they are deactivated it can allow for
more efficient movement, increased flexibility and lead to a decrease in
pain.

8.  Dry needling is an invasive procedure which involves inserting a thin
filament needle into the skin and muscle directly at a Myofascial trigger
point.
 The evidence base dry needling in various areas of physiotherapy, has
increased substantially over the past decade.
 Dry needling can be used for a variety of musculoskeletal problems.
 Neuromuscular dysfunction and imbalances are thought to be a primary
contributing factor to the symptoms.

9.  In particular, research has grown to provide evidence-based support in the
treatment of acute and chronic back pain, chronic neck pain, tension type
and migraine headaches, pelvic girdle pain, knee osteoarthritis, lateral
elbow pain and shoulder conditions.

10.  The treatment of muscles has the greatest effect on reducing pain
mechanisms in the nervous system.
 Most people claim to feel minimal pain or discomfort during dry needling
and describe it as a completely different sensation to needles they have
experienced in the past.
 Our Physiotherapists are trained in prong dry needling to clients on if
required to help them with their pain.

11. Wyndham Physio
Hoppers Super Clinic
599 Sayers Road,
Hoppers Crossing,
Victoria, 3029
Ph- 03 97489652
03 83605100
Email: info@wyndhamphysio.com.au