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The Rockford Spine Center (RSC) Physical Therapy Department is now offering dry needling therapy to patients.

Rockford, Ill. (December 7, 2015) – The Rockford Spine Center (RSC) Physical Therapy Department is now offering dry needling therapy to patients.

Dry needling is a therapy that addresses soft tissue dysfunctions such as hypertonicity; spasms, scar tissue; and adhesions. It’s used to re-establish homeostasis within soft tissue, which is the body’s ability to maintain stable temperature and energy levels.

Dry needling, also known as Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Needling, uses solid needles or hollow-core hypodermic needles for therapy of muscle pain, including pain related to myofascial pain syndrome. Dry needling is sometimes also known as intramuscular stimulation (IMS).

RSC Physical Therapist Kim Alexander, A.T.C., P.T., C.F.S.C., is trained in this technique, which helps patients with a variety of conditions, including tissue tightness, pain, trigger points and all soft tissue dysfunctions. This includes tennis elbow; golfer’s elbow; muscle strains & tightness; headaches; neck pain; lower back pain; and piriformis syndrome.

To make an appointment for dry needling therapy, call (815) 316-6838. For more information on Rockford Spine Center, visit www.rockfordspine.com or find the company on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RockfordSpine.

About Rockford Spine Center

Rockford Spine Center, a facility dedicated exclusively to spinal care, has the combined expertise of three fellowship-trained spine surgeons, and a Mayo Clinic-trained physiatrist.

Rockford Spine Center’s team of experts uses a multidisciplinary approach to treat spinal disorders, ranging from simple to the most complex cases. The team has an internationally recognized expertise in surgical and non-surgical spinal disorders. Rockford Spine Center has earned national recognition in Newsweek, named Castle Connolly Top Doctors, is ranked among the Top 50 Spine Surgery Practices to Know in Becker’s Spine Review and has earned the Patients’ Choice and Compassionate Doctor awards since 2011. For more information about Rockford Spine Center, visit the company’s website at www.rockfordspine.com or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RockfordSpine.