● Releases Muscle Knots: The needle physically disrupts tight or locked muscle fibers, forcing them to relax.
● Local Twitch Response: Hitting a trigger point often causes the muscle to rapidly contract and then release (a local twitch response), which resets the muscle's resting state.
● Triggers Natural Pain Relief: The micro-injury from the needle prompts your body to release natural pain-relieving chemicals like endorphins and increases local blood flow to speed up healing.
● Calms the Nervous System: It interrupts pain signals traveling through your nerves and spinal cord to lower overall sensitivity.