SERVICES WE PROVIDE

We offer multiple services at The Body Remedy. Each one has a slightly unique effect. Therefore, you can utilize one or all - the choice is yours! Not sure which treatment is right for you? No problem, contact us and we are happy to help!

DRY NEEDLING

Dry Needling is the insertion of a thin, solid, filiform needle through the skin into underlying areas of tight, knotted, and painful musculature and connective tissue. This technique reduces tension, muscle knots, and inflammation and improves blood flow in the treated area. This, in turn, reduces muscle pain and spasms, promotes proper function, and improves range of motion. Dry Needling is extremely effective due to it’s direct nature. Areas that have been tense and uncomfortable for days or years can be relaxed with Dry Needling.

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Dry Needling is not painful. The needles used are very thin – much smaller than needles used for shots. They are also solid, meaning they are not used for injecting fluid. The number of needles used and the duration for which they stay in place depends on each individual case. The insertion of the needle can produce a twitch response in the muscle or sensations of achiness or pressure. It is common to feel some mild soreness in the treated area for a couple of days after treatment.

Dry Needling is NOT acupuncture. While the same tool is used, the training and treatment goals are different.

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Here are a few conditions that Dry Needling can be effective at treating:

• Tight and achy upper trap and neck musculature

• Tight and achy hips

• Calf and shin pain and tightness

• Quad and Hamstring tightness

• Headaches

• Sciatica

• IT Band Syndrome

• Low back pain

• Neck pain

• Tension Headaches

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Dry needling sessions will often include the demonstration and practice of stretches and exercises you can do at home in order to continue to make progress between sessions and/or prevent further/future injury. 

MANUAL THERAPY

The term manual therapy covers a wide range of hands-on treatments. Dr. Di Salvo will recommend and explain the treatment techniques she feels are best for you after your initial evaluation. The goal of all manual therapy techniques is to decrease pain and restore proper joint and muscle function by breaking down scar tissue and adhesions, reducing inflammation, and improving blood flow. Manual therapy techniques may include -

• Myofascial Release: During this treatment, the doctor applies pressure to a trigger point or area of tension while simultaneously stretching the area. The pressure helps to fatigue and break down the trigger point. The pressure combined with the stretch works to strip any scar tissue or unwanted adhesions that is surrounding the musculature.

• Cupping Therapy: This treatment utilizes suction cups to lift and separate the layers of soft tissue and to create a negative pressure within them. Cupping can stimulate the lymphatic system and help flush out inflammation and metabolic waste that has been sitting stagnant in sore, tight muscles. It can also improve blood flow to and break up adhesions within the treated area. Cupping is excellent for large areas of tension such as the back. 

• Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM): During this treatment, Dr. Di Salvo will utilize a stainless steel tool to breakdown scar tissue and fascial restrictions. This technique is excellent for conditions such as tendonitis and issues related to scars.

• Kinesiology Tape: When kinesiology tape is applied to the skin, it gently lifts the skin, creating a microscopic space between the skin and the tissues underneath it. This decompression of tissues can change the messages being sent from the treatment area to the brain, resulting in decreased pain sensations. This tiny decompression is also very effective at reducing inflammation, making kinesiology tape a very effective treatment for swelling due to acute injury.

• Joint Mobilization or Manipulation: This treatment involves the passive movement by the doctor of a joint in the spine or extremity in order to increase it's range of motion and/or decrease it's pain with motion. Joint mobilization involves a slower oscillation of a joint while a manipulation involves a quick thrust into the joint. 

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Manual therapy sessions will often include the demonstration and practice of stretches and exercises you can do at home in order to continue to make progress between sessions and/or prevent further/future injury.