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Understanding the Differences Between Dry Needling and Acupuncture

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When most people hear the term “acupuncture” they think of needles being inserted into the skin. The term dry needling is often brought up for people suffering from pain as well and it also includes needles being inserted into the skin. But for the most part, that’s where the similarities end. Everything from their origins and benefits to how

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Dry Needling is Acupuncture

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  “Dry needling is indistinguishable from acupuncture.”

— American Medical Association (AMA)

 

Here are the facts you really need to know about dry needling:

 

Dry needling is acupuncture.

More specifically, dry needling is acupuncture that involves inserting an acupuncture needle (a U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA]-regulated medical device) through the skin and into an acupuncture point

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