Experience Pain-Free Living with Elite Movement Specialists

 At Elite Movement Specialists, our team is trained and certified in advanced dry needling techniques, making us Macon’s trusted experts in this powerful pain relief method. If you’ve been dealing with lingering muscle tightness, tendon pain, or nerve irritatio,— dry needling might be the game-changer you’ve been looking for. 

Dry needling is a technique where a thin, sterile needle is inserted into a muscle or tendon, without injecting any medication. The goal? To stimulate your body’s natural healing response.

Here’s how it works:
The needle targets tight or irritated tissue, increasing blood flow, relaxing the muscle, and kickstarting your body’s natural repair process. This often helps reduce pain, release tension, and improve mobility.

Depending on the area being treated, needles may be used for just a few seconds or remain in place for up to 30 minutes.

 We don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach. At our clinic, dry needling is often combined with electrical stimulation to enhance the effects. This causes small, controlled muscle contractions that improve circulation, relieve spasms, and speed up recovery.

Every treatment is customized to the individual, from needle placement to technique duration, and always followed up with movement strategies to make the improvements stick.

Dry needling can be an effective treatment for a wide range of muscle, joint, and nerve-related issues. We often use it for:

• Muscle spasms and trigger points
   
• Recent muscle strains or pulled muscles
   
• Tendon pain (tendonitis/tendinosis)
   
• Joint pain and stiffness
   
• Neck pain and tension headaches
   
• TMJ and jaw pain
   
• Low back pain and sciatica
   
• Shoulder impingement or rotator cuff issues
   
• Tennis elbow / Golfer’s elbow
   
• Patellar tendonitis (jumper’s knee)
   
• Achilles tendonitis
   
• Plantar fasciitis
   
• Hand or wrist pain
   
• Nerve pain or “pinched nerve” symptoms
   
• Recovery from intense training, CrossFit, or endurance events

Dry needling is a safe and evidence-based technique when performed by trained professionals. Like any manual therapy, it can cause some mild, short-term side effects:

• Temporary muscle soreness
   
• Small bruising or mild hematoma
   
• Feeling tired or sleepy after treatment
   

These are all normal signs that your body is responding and recovering.

 Not all clinics offer dry needling,  and even fewer perform it at the level we do. 

At Elite Movement Specialists, you’re in the hands of doctor-level clinicians who combine manual therapy, movement science, and high-level clinical judgment to get results that last.

Whether you're an athlete, weekend warrior, or just tired of that nagging pain, we’re here to help you take back control of your health.

 Click the button below to schedule a free discovery call with one of our physical therapists. Let’s find out if dry needling is right for you.