I've not had dry-needling, but both deep massage and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) released a ton of buried stuff. You just never know whwn you're going to hit something.
I had dry needling once for tennis elbow and it made me throw up. Then immediately afterwards I got a horrible case of the ‘flu. “Never again,” I think my body was telling me.
Ohhhhhhh! I am sorry. I think everyone should have the kind of life-altering dry-needling experience that I did. (Just as you are likely thinking that nobody should have the kind of dry-needling experience that you did.)
Thank you for relaying the story of your experience with the dry-needling therapy. It's good to know there are many different types of therapy that can be helpful.
It was life-changing–for me, anyway. But check out the comment from my friend Debby, whose dry-needling experience made her throw up. (Or maybe it was the flu she didn't realize she had. Whatever, she's unlikely to try it again, while I keep going hoping for a repeat.)
Relatable. I’ve known for a long time where in my body trauma is stored—in a bundle of nerves at the base of my skull. I’d never let a massage therapist touch me there. I’d circle that area on intake forms and just ask them to completely avoid my neck. Recently I had a torn labrum and frozen shoulder after an awkward dive off the second tier of a boat. I couldn’t lift my arm for six months until I found Diane through a friend who’d been in a car accident. Diane worked miracles and restored mobility to my arm with deep-tissue massage. She’d gotten the no-neck instruction and respected it. But after months of therapy and building trust, I let her poke her fingers into the base of my skull. Amazingly my whole body didn’t seize up like it normally would. Now she works on my neck. I didn’t cry, but it does bring memories to the surface. It showed me that trust is of essence when receiving body work—especially for trauma survivors.
Through my career in therapeutic and sports massage, it was a gift to witness clients releasing long-held body memories. As new-agey and wonky as it may sound, I felt my hands were sometimes guided by angels, something beyond myself. In turn, I was better able to release my own body memories. We are works in progress…
I felt that compounding of grief in my body as you describe it in your essay. And I felt that deep release. Dry-needling didn't work for me but that was for a sciatic nerve issue, but I could relate to the release. Our bodies do hold the score, but in such individualized and subtle ways.
I've not had dry-needling, but both deep massage and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) released a ton of buried stuff. You just never know whwn you're going to hit something.
Which is kind of the power of it—I actually like the element of surprise...
I had dry needling once for tennis elbow and it made me throw up. Then immediately afterwards I got a horrible case of the ‘flu. “Never again,” I think my body was telling me.
Ohhhhhhh! I am sorry. I think everyone should have the kind of life-altering dry-needling experience that I did. (Just as you are likely thinking that nobody should have the kind of dry-needling experience that you did.)
Thank you for relaying the story of your experience with the dry-needling therapy. It's good to know there are many different types of therapy that can be helpful.
It was life-changing–for me, anyway. But check out the comment from my friend Debby, whose dry-needling experience made her throw up. (Or maybe it was the flu she didn't realize she had. Whatever, she's unlikely to try it again, while I keep going hoping for a repeat.)
Relatable. I’ve known for a long time where in my body trauma is stored—in a bundle of nerves at the base of my skull. I’d never let a massage therapist touch me there. I’d circle that area on intake forms and just ask them to completely avoid my neck. Recently I had a torn labrum and frozen shoulder after an awkward dive off the second tier of a boat. I couldn’t lift my arm for six months until I found Diane through a friend who’d been in a car accident. Diane worked miracles and restored mobility to my arm with deep-tissue massage. She’d gotten the no-neck instruction and respected it. But after months of therapy and building trust, I let her poke her fingers into the base of my skull. Amazingly my whole body didn’t seize up like it normally would. Now she works on my neck. I didn’t cry, but it does bring memories to the surface. It showed me that trust is of essence when receiving body work—especially for trauma survivors.
Through my career in therapeutic and sports massage, it was a gift to witness clients releasing long-held body memories. As new-agey and wonky as it may sound, I felt my hands were sometimes guided by angels, something beyond myself. In turn, I was better able to release my own body memories. We are works in progress…
Debby you astound me. Your writing never fails to have an emotional impact on me.
I felt that compounding of grief in my body as you describe it in your essay. And I felt that deep release. Dry-needling didn't work for me but that was for a sciatic nerve issue, but I could relate to the release. Our bodies do hold the score, but in such individualized and subtle ways.