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Dry needling is a technique increasing in popularity within physical therapy practice. In this episode of Move Forward Radio, a physical therapist provides an overview of dry needling: what it consists of, what it feels like, and how it works.

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Check out our previous episode detailing a patient's successful recovery from pain with dry needling.

Chad Garvey

Physical therapist Chad Garvey, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, CSCS, is the clinical director of KORT Downtown Physical Therapy, as well as the lead faculty for their Orthopedic Residency program.  His current research interests include manual therapy in the treatment of the spine and extremities combined with dry needling and functional movement assessment and movement repatterning.

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