Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation
  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing
  • Login
  • GDPR
  • Create a Free Account
Return to PRWeb homepage
  • News
  • Resources
  • Contact
When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be automatically updated as you type.

Searching for your content...

No results found. Please change your search terms and try again.
  • News in Focus
      • Browse News Releases

      • All News Releases
      • Multimedia Gallery

      • All Multimedia
      • All Photos
      • All Videos
  • Business & Money
      • Auto & Transportation

      • Aerospace, Defense
      • Air Freight
      • Airlines & Aviation
      • Automotive
      • Maritime & Shipbuilding
      • Railroads and Intermodal Transportation
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Transportation, Trucking & Railroad
      • Travel
      • Trucking and Road Transportation
      • View All Auto & Transportation

      • Business Technology

      • Blockchain
      • Broadcast Tech
      • Computer & Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Components
      • Electronic Design Automation
      • Financial Technology
      • High Tech Security
      • Internet Technology
      • Nanotechnology
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Semiconductors
      • View All Business Technology

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Financial Services & Investing

      • Accounting News & Issues
      • Acquisitions, Mergers and Takeovers
      • Banking & Financial Services
      • Bankruptcy
      • Bond & Stock Ratings
      • Conference Call Announcements
      • Contracts
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Dividends
      • Earnings
      • Earnings Forecasts & Projections
      • Financing Agreements
      • Insurance
      • Investments Opinions
      • Joint Ventures
      • Mutual Funds
      • Private Placement
      • Real Estate
      • Restructuring & Recapitalization
      • Sales Reports
      • Shareholder Activism
      • Shareholder Meetings
      • Stock Offering
      • Stock Split
      • Venture Capital
      • View All Financial Services & Investing

      • General Business

      • Awards
      • Commercial Real Estate
      • Corporate Expansion
      • Earnings
      • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
      • Human Resource & Workforce Management
      • Licensing
      • New Products & Services
      • Obituaries
      • Outsourcing Businesses
      • Overseas Real Estate (non-US)
      • Personnel Announcements
      • Real Estate Transactions
      • Residential Real Estate
      • Small Business Services
      • Socially Responsible Investing
      • Surveys, Polls and Research
      • Trade Show News
      • View All General Business

  • Science & Tech
      • Consumer Technology

      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Blockchain
      • Cloud Computing/Internet of Things
      • Computer Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Consumer Electronics
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Gaming
      • Financial Technology
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Multimedia & Internet
      • Peripherals
      • Social Media
      • STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math)
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Consumer Technology

      • Energy & Natural Resources

      • Alternative Energies
      • Chemical
      • Electrical Utilities
      • Gas
      • General Manufacturing
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Oil & Energy
      • Oil and Gas Discoveries
      • Utilities
      • Water Utilities
      • View All Energy & Natural Resources

      • Environ­ment

      • Conservation & Recycling
      • Environmental Issues
      • Environmental Policy
      • Environmental Products & Services
      • Green Technology
      • Natural Disasters
      • View All Environ­ment

      • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Aerospace & Defense
      • Agriculture
      • Chemical
      • Construction & Building
      • General Manufacturing
      • HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning)
      • Machinery
      • Machine Tools, Metalworking and Metallurgy
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Paper, Forest Products & Containers
      • Precious Metals
      • Textiles
      • Tobacco
      • View All Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Telecomm­unications

      • Carriers and Services
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Telecommunications Equipment
      • Telecommunications Industry
      • VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Telecomm­unications

  • Lifestyle & Health
      • Consumer Products & Retail

      • Animals & Pets
      • Beers, Wines and Spirits
      • Beverages
      • Bridal Services
      • Cannabis
      • Cosmetics and Personal Care
      • Fashion
      • Food & Beverages
      • Furniture and Furnishings
      • Home Improvement
      • Household, Consumer & Cosmetics
      • Household Products
      • Jewelry
      • Non-Alcoholic Beverages
      • Office Products
      • Organic Food
      • Product Recalls
      • Restaurants
      • Retail
      • Supermarkets
      • Toys
      • View All Consumer Products & Retail

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Health

      • Biometrics
      • Biotechnology
      • Clinical Trials & Medical Discoveries
      • Dentistry
      • FDA Approval
      • Fitness/Wellness
      • Health Care & Hospitals
      • Health Insurance
      • Infection Control
      • International Medical Approval
      • Medical Equipment
      • Medical Pharmaceuticals
      • Mental Health
      • Pharmaceuticals
      • Supplementary Medicine
      • View All Health

      • Sports

      • General Sports
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Sporting Events
      • Sports Equipment & Accessories
      • View All Sports

      • Travel

      • Amusement Parks and Tourist Attractions
      • Gambling & Casinos
      • Hotels and Resorts
      • Leisure & Tourism
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Passenger Aviation
      • Travel Industry
      • View All Travel

  • Policy & Public Interest
      • Policy & Public Interest

      • Advocacy Group Opinion
      • Animal Welfare
      • Congressional & Presidential Campaigns
      • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Domestic Policy
      • Economic News, Trends, Analysis
      • Education
      • Environmental
      • European Government
      • FDA Approval
      • Federal and State Legislation
      • Federal Executive Branch & Agency
      • Foreign Policy & International Affairs
      • Homeland Security
      • Labor & Union
      • Legal Issues
      • Natural Disasters
      • Not For Profit
      • Patent Law
      • Public Safety
      • Trade Policy
      • U.S. State Policy
      • View All Policy & Public Interest

  • People & Culture
      • People & Culture

      • Aboriginal, First Nations & Native American
      • African American
      • Asian American
      • Children
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      • Hispanic
      • Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual
      • Men's Interest
      • People with Disabilities
      • Religion
      • Senior Citizens
      • Veterans
      • Women
      • View All People & Culture

  • Hamburger menu
  • Cision PRWeb provides efficient communication tools to continuously engage with target audiences across multiple online channels
  • Create a Free Account
    • ALL CONTACT INFO
    • Contact Us


      11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday

  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • News in Focus
    • Browse All News
    • Multimedia Gallery
  • Business & Money
    • Auto & Transportation
    • Business Technology
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Financial Services & Investing
    • General Business
  • Science & Tech
    • Consumer Technology
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Environ­ment
    • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing
    • Telecomm­unications
  • Lifestyle & Health
    • Consumer Products & Retail
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Health
    • Sports
    • Travel
  • Policy & Public Interest
  • People & Culture
    • People & Culture
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR

Elite Physical Therapy Announces New Treatment Option
  • USA - English


News provided by

Elite Physical Therapy

Feb 22, 2016, 08:00 ET

Share this article

Share toX

Share this article

Share toX


Warwick, Rhode Island (PRWEB) February 22, 2016 -- Dry Needling is a fairly new, modern and safe treatment in which small “dry” needles, without fluid or medication, are inserted into “trigger points,” knotted muscles, tendons or ligaments near nerves, in an attempt to relieve musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions, decreasing pain and increasing motion or certain areas of the body. The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), a national professional organization for physical therapists across the country, supports dry needling.

"The real power of Dry Needling comes for those who have heavily relied on prescriptions to manage pain and after only a few sessions they don’t feel dependent on those medications." - Founder, Michael Nula

Post this

Two months ago, 15 of Elite Physical Therapy’s clinicians received training in dry needling. Certification requires three three-day courses, and those clinicians will receive their certification in January but are trained to administer the treatment to patients.

Julia Milner, DPT, MTC, Cert. DN, and director of Elite Physical Therapy in Cranston, said that dry needling is not acupuncture. Where acupuncture follows traditional Chinese beliefs and looks to realign “Qi,” dry needling is backed by science addressing specific chronic pain at its source alongside typical Physical Therapy.

Michael Nula, founder of Elite Physical Therapy, said in only a couple of months more than 100 clients have looked to dry needling, seeing long-term results with nearly immediate pain relief. Milner said five to 10 patients weekly receive Dry Needling treatment.

“It’s a popular treatment and we hope to stay at this pace of growth,” Nula said. “We want to stay current keeping up with the latest and greatest treatments especially when we are having such phenomenal and fast early results so we can be ready for anything that comes through the door.”

He admitted that this isn’t a “cure all, end all,” but it is one more way Elite Physical Therapy can serve their clients.
Nula began Elite Physical Therapy in 2002, opening his first location in Warwick. After going through physical therapy due to a knee injury in high school, Nula knew he wanted to go into physical therapy ensuring patients received one-on-one care and individualized treatment plans for the best results for each individual.

Now, there are eight locations across the state. Each site is equipped with the capabilities to administer dry needling. Nula aims to have employees trained and certified in the procedure.“We are trying to get the body right and healthy,” Nula said. “You need to understand all the facets of an issue to get people moving again. There is no cookie cutter approach.”

Milner explained that although there has been a lot of science published on the effectiveness of dry needling, two dominant theories have arisen as to why. One idea is that the use of needles enables the desensitizing of a trigger, or the nerve causing the pain. It “twitches and fires,” then is able to relax, relieving the tightness and pain.

“Basically, the nerve just shuts up,” Milner said.

Similarly, Dry Needling can relieve pain in the cerebral cortex, inhibiting pain receptors. Nula exampled a house alarm system. If the alarm is triggered closing a door or fixing a window won’t make the alarm stop sounding. Rather, you must go directly to the source to shut it off. Similarly, to stop pain you can stop the brain from giving off the signal for pain.
Milner said, “When you take someone’s pain away that is a powerful thing. It’s incredible for us as clinicians to get a patient to that point.” Nula and Milner both noted that dry needling is especially good for those patients facing chronic pain and has even helped certain individuals decrease or even eradicate their pain medication use. Nula said "the real power of dry needling comes for those who have heavily relied on prescriptions to manage pain and after only a few sessions they don’t feel dependent on those medications."

“This is a more natural and healthy method for pain control,” he said. “Why add unnecessary medications, with possible harmful side effects, if you can combat that with a healthy and lasting solution?” Nula said that most of the apprehension around dry needling is the idea that it may be painful, but assured that although there can be some tenderness and muscles may be a bit sore directly after a treatment, the procedure is not “torture” and isn’t painful. Having experienced the treatment myself, each needle went in either completely unregistered or nothing more than a tiny pinch, less painful than a flu shot. The relief afterwards was well worth it.

Elite Physical Therapy has eight locations across the state, one in both Warwick and Cranston.

Currently, most insurances do not reimburse dry needling; however, they do provide both self-rate and pre-payment plans. Dry Needling session are $75 per treatment, $350 for 5, $490 for 7 and $770 for 11.

The APTA is advocating and lobbying to have insurance companies cover Dry Needling.
For more information on Elite Physical Therapy or dry needling or to make an appointment call 737-4581 or visit their website http://www.elitephysicaltherapy.com. For more information on APTA visit http://www.apta.org.

Alaina Reardon, Elite Physical Therapy, http://www.elitephysicaltherapy.com, +1 (401) 737-4581, [email protected]

Modal title

Contact PRWeb

  • 11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday
  • Contact Us

About PRWeb

  • About PRWeb
  • Partners
  • Partnership Programs
  • Editorial Guidelines
  • Resources

Why PRWeb

  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing

Accounts

  • Create a Free Account
  • Log in
  • Contact Us

Do not sell or share my personal information:

  • Submit via [email protected] 
  • Call Privacy toll-free: 877-297-8921

Contact Cision

Products

About

My Services
  • All News Releases
  • Online Member Center
  • ProfNet
Cision Distribution Helpline
888-776-0942
  • Legal
  • Site Map
  • RSS
  • Cookie Settings
Copyright © 2025 Cision US Inc.