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Does anyone have experience, or ideas on treating anxiety/depression with dry needling. I can not find any studies. This may fall closer to the acupuncture side of things. There are some studies that relate treating pain from an injury that is causing depressive disorders, we are looking to treat the disorder as is, not as a sequella.
Hey Loren!
Be super careful about treating something like this with DN. This is really playing with the lines of scope of practice, as most practice acts will allow you to use DN for neuromusculoskeletal issues…and many practice acts don’t even include the work neuro…just say MSK.I’d be hesitant to treat something outside of the direct scope of DN. Of course, i don’t know the specifics of your practice act in your state, but I would encourage you to clarify for sure before proceeding.
Whether or not it is in my practice act or not, I feel like this is beyond my personal scope of practice so I don’t have much to offer from an insight standpoint. This is something I would refer to my acupuncture friend for sure!
Just my two cents, and i apologize for not being more hepful.
Sue
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