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Advanced Manual Therapy and Needling for Faster Recovery

byShruti RajVisit clinic in Najafgarh, Delhi; serving patients across Delhi NCRStarts from₹800 per sessionView full gallery

Stop settling for basic machine treatments. Get hands-on manual therapy, precise needling, and targeted adjustments designed to fix your pain at the root, not just mask it.

A chiropractic adjustment for the lower back. This patient felt 20-30% relief in just one session. These adjustments are a great tool for restoring joint mobility and providing immediate relief, but they must be followed by exercises to maintain the results.

Who says physiotherapy is boring? Here we are having a bit of fun with cupping therapy. Besides the laughs, cupping is excellent for increasing superficial blood flow and releasing muscle tension.

Applying kinesiology tape for a knee joint. There's no single set rule for taping; I modify the technique based on my assessment of which ligament or muscle group needs stabilization. It's an evidence-based tool to improve proprioception and support movement.

Kinesiology taping for a disc bulge. Here, I'm applying an H-shaped tape to provide stabilization to the L5-S1 level, which I identified as the problem area during my assessment. This gives the patient feedback and support during movement.

Performing chiropractic adjustments for the neck and back. These quick, precise movements help to restore motion in stiff spinal joints.

This is dry needling for a patient with neck pain from a tight trapezius muscle due to a sedentary job. The needles target deep trigger points, releasing tension and promoting healing. Don't wait for the pain to get worse.

Mobilizing the thoracic (mid-back) spine for a patient. Mid-back stiffness is increasingly common with desk jobs. Techniques like this, along with exercises like "cat-camel" and "thread the needle," can provide significant relief.

Can you do dry needling on diabetic patients? Yes, but with caution. Diabetics can have impaired wound healing, so I always check their sugar levels and am extra careful. When done safely, it can provide great benefits.

This is electro-acupuncture for tennis elbow. If you're tired of just getting basic machine treatments like TENS and ultrasound, we offer advanced techniques like this to target the problem more effectively.

Here I'm performing dry needling for a patient's back pain. This technique is not as painful as it looks and is incredibly effective for releasing deep muscle tension, breaking up adhesions, and improving oxygenation to the tissues.

About Advanced Techniques: Manual Therapy, Needling & More

If you have been stuck on TENS or ultrasound machines with no real change, you are missing the point of recovery. My approach focuses on manual work—actually feeling where the tissue is locked—and then using techniques like dry needling or joint mobilizations to release those deep-seated knots. It is hands-on, precise, and often uncomfortable for a moment, but it addresses the biomechanics of your pain rather than just providing temporary, superficial relief.

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Shruti Raj

Visit clinic in Najafgarh, Delhi; serving patients across Delhi NCRStarts from ₹800 per session

I'm Dr. Shruti, and at Ace of Spine, we don't believe in passive recovery. You won't find us leaving patients on machines while we scroll through our phones. We do the manual work ourselves—whether it's releasing a trigger point or mobilizing a stiff thoracic spine—because that is what actually gets you moving pain-free again.

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