Jeff LangmaidFounder, The Evidence Based Chiropractor

Why Dry Needling Beats Expensive Equipment for New Docs

8 Dec 2025 · 0 min

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Speaker contrasts costly therapeutic devices (decompression tables, shock-wave machines) with dry needling, arguing needles are inexpensive (cents each), effective, and more accessible for early-career doctors; notes high upfront cost and risk for expensive equipment and comments on scope-of-practice (claims only doctors can do it, but he also teaches nurse practitioners and notes many professionals perform the technique).

Decompression tables and shock waves. All these things. They're great tools but right off the get go come by those things. It's a high risk. You got to make sure it's in your budget. A set of needles, 25 cents, 50 cents doesn't cost a lot. Really effective and only doctors can do it. PTS and Cairos I teach nurse practitioners. A lot of people are doing this technique, but they're all professionals.