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Our skilled team collaborates to create personalized recovery plans that focus on immediate results and long-term wellness, guiding you every step of the way.
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Dry needling is a technique that involves inserting thin, sterile needles into tight bands of muscle tissue — commonly called trigger points — to help reduce pain and restore normal muscle function. The approach draws on current understanding of musculoskeletal anatomy and neurophysiology rather than traditional medicine frameworks, making it a practical tool for addressing a wide range of movement and pain concerns.
At Ottawa Health: Performance and Rehab, dry needling is never used in isolation. It is woven into a broader treatment plan that may include hands-on manual therapy, targeted exercise, and education about your condition. This integrated approach means your therapist is working to address the source of your discomfort, not only the immediate symptoms. Many patients notice changes in how their muscles feel and move after just a few sessions.
Whether you are a young athlete managing recurring tightness, a professional spending long hours at a desk, or someone returning to activity after a period of reduced movement, dry needling may fit meaningfully into your recovery. Your physiotherapist will complete a structured assessment to determine whether this technique is well-suited to your presentation and goals before proceeding.
Ottawa Health: Performance and Rehabilitation is conveniently located to serve Ottawa and Alta Vista from our new state-of-the-art location on Bank Street. We’re near the intersection of Bank and Heron Rd., across from Farm Boy and south of Billings Bridge. Public transport stops are nearby.
For active individuals — from athletes training for their next event to professionals managing the physical demands of a sedentary workday — these effects can translate into a meaningful improvement in how you feel and function. Your physiotherapist will discuss realistic expectations and how dry needling fits alongside the other components of your care plan.
Targeting trigger points can help release chronically shortened muscle fibres, making movement feel more fluid and less restricted.
By influencing nerve sensitivity and local tissue chemistry, dry needling may help dial down pain signals in both the treated area and connected regions.
Reducing tightness in key muscle groups can make it easier to perform rehabilitation exercises, return to sport, and carry out daily activities with greater comfort.
For active individuals — from athletes training for their next event to professionals managing the physical demands of a sedentary workday — these effects can translate into a meaningful improvement in how you feel and function. Your physiotherapist will discuss realistic expectations and how dry needling fits alongside the other components of your care plan.
Effective Treatmeny Plans
Dry needling is one component of a broader rehabilitation approach. Depending on your condition and goals, your physiotherapist may combine it with movement retraining, exercise prescription, and hands-on manual therapy for the most comprehensive outcome.
Initial assessment and functional evaluation:
Goal-based Dry Needling sessions
Gradual progression
At Ottawa Health: Performance and Rehab, every dry needling session takes place within a structured, one-on-one physiotherapy appointment. You will work directly with your therapist— Dr. Rich, Dr. Steven, Dr. Rad, or Taofiq — who will take the time to understand your history, assess your movement, and build a plan that fits your life. There are no generic protocols here; every treatment decision is made with your specific goals and presentation in mind.
Our approach is grounded in current research and continues to evolve with your response to care. Dry needling is used strategically alongside active rehabilitation, manual therapy, and self-management strategies — because lasting improvement comes from addressing the reasons pain developed, not only managing how it feels day to day. We offer same-day appointments and direct billing to many insurance providers to make accessing care as straightforward as possible.
We proudly serve patients from across Ottawa, including Centretown, The Glebe, Sandy Hill, Hintonburg, Alta Vista, Hunt Club, and the surrounding communities. Whether you are a young athlete pushing for performance, a professional navigating the physical toll of desk work, or an active retiree looking to stay mobile and independent, our team is here to support you.
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If ongoing muscle tension, recurring trigger points, or pain that has not fully responded to other approaches is limiting your daily life, sport, or work, dry needling may be a valuable part of your path forward. Ottawa Health: Performance and Rehab offers personalized physiotherapy care — including dry needling — for people throughout Ottawa and surrounding neighbourhoods. Same-day appointments are available, and we offer direct billing to many insurance providers.
Contact our Ottawa, Ontario clinic at (613) 728-9414 or use our online booking system to schedule your assessment and find out whether dry needling fits your rehabilitation plan.
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Ottawa Health: Performance and Rehabilitation
1535 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON K1H 7Z1
Telephone: (613) 728 9414
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Ottawa Health: Performance and Rehabilitation is conveniently located to serve Ottawa and Alta Vista from our new state-of-the-art location on Bank Street. We’re near the intersection of Bank and Heron Rd., across from Farm Boy and south of Billings Bridge. Public transport stops are nearby.
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