Dry needling
Dry needling is the use of a solid needle for therapy . This contrasts with the use of a hollow hypodermic needle to inject substances such as saline solution to the same point. Such use of a solid needle has been found to be as effective as injection of substances in such cases as relief of pain in muscles and connective tissue . Analgesia produced by needling a pain spot has been called the needle effect.[1]
A survey of acupuncture and dry needling for the treatment of chronic lower back pain concluded that they may be useful adjuncts to standard therapies. The quality of these studies indicated that higher quality of methodology is required before they can be recommended as a treatment modality.[2]
Comparison with acupuncture
Acupuncture has been defined as "...the insertion of a solid needle into any part of the human body for disease prevention, therapy or maintenance of health."[3] Dry needling is one of a number of needle techniques employed by Acupuncturists or Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine to acupoints or tender (ashi) points.(ウィキペディアより)
insertion (n) 挿入
prevention (n) 予防、防止