Dry Needling therapy is increasing in popularity as more individuals are experiencing the benefit of this ground-breaking modality for pain relief and inflammation reduction. As a physical therapist, my main job is to restore movement and function, and I use several manual therapy tools to accomplish this, including dry needling. Dry needling is NOT the same as acupuncture. The same tool is used (a fine, filament needle) but that is the only similarity. Acupuncture is based