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Fari T: Two Years of Middle Back Pain Eased with Dry Needling and Medical Massage

Published: 13 December 2019

Fari had been dealing with middle back pain for two years. He'd tried various approaches without finding lasting relief until he came to Spine Plus, where dry needling and medical massage addressed the root cause.

Fari came to us after having seen numerous therapists and specialists for two years. He had been suffering with thoracic pain (pain in the middle of his back). Various tests, including tests on his heart and lungs, had been unable to reveal the reason for his pain.

On examination we determined that Fari's problem was due to stiffness and tension in his mid thoracic spine. The reason why he had not responded to previous treatment was that his problem involved taut, fibrous bands of tissue in the deepest muscles along his spine. These muscles were very hard to reach with "hands only massage" and unresponsive to manipulation (clicking).

We used a regime of precise intramuscular acupuncture (dry needling) and instrument assisted deep tissue massage (medical massage) to release Fari's tension and chronic pain.

Call us on 020 8506 1000 to discuss treatment for middle back pain.