Release the knot at its exact source
Hair-thin needles placed directly into muscle trigger points — the taut, tender bands that drive referred pain — releasing tension, restoring blood flow, and resetting the muscle. Performed by Joshua Jimenez, LAc, trained in trigger point, dry, and wet needling under Michael Young.
Find it, needle it, release it
A trigger point is a contracted knot within a muscle that refuses to let go — often referring pain to a completely different area. Dry needling places a fine filament needle directly into that knot, triggering a brief local twitch response that releases the contraction, restores circulation, and interrupts the pain cycle at its source rather than where it hurts.
Joshua palpates the muscle to locate the exact trigger points — including the ones referring pain elsewhere.
A hair-thin filament needle enters the knot, prompting a brief twitch response as the contraction releases.
Blood flow returns, the pain cycle is interrupted, and the muscle re-learns its normal resting length.
Built for stubborn muscle pain
Dry needling pairs naturally with acupuncture, Tuina, medical massage, and cupping — Joshua often combines them in a single session, sequenced to your body.
What happens under the skin
A trigger point is a band of muscle fibers locked in contraction — starved of blood flow and oxygen, and radiating referred pain. Massage works from the surface; the hair-thin filiform needle passes painlessly through the skin layers and mechanically disrupts the knot at its exact depth.
Contact with the trigger point provokes a brief, involuntary "local twitch response" — the fibers fire, then release. This interrupts the pain-spasm cycle and normalizes the electrical activity that kept the muscle contracted.
With the knot released, fresh blood carries oxygen in and flushes out the inflammatory chemicals that sensitized the nerves. Range of motion improves immediately; soreness fades within a day or two as the tissue completes its reset.
Questions, answered honestly
Acupuncture works with the body's meridian system for whole-body balance; dry needling targets specific muscle trigger points for mechanical pain relief. Joshua is trained in both and often combines them in one session.
You may feel a brief muscle twitch or deep ache when the trigger point releases — a strangely satisfying sensation most clients describe as “good pain.” Soreness afterward fades within a day or two, like a workout.
Acute knots often release in 1–3 sessions; chronic patterns take a short series as the surrounding muscles re-learn normal tension. Joshua will map it honestly at your first visit.
Yes — sterile, single-use filament needles placed by a Colorado-licensed acupuncturist and NCCAOM Diplomate, with your full health history reviewed first.
Drink plenty of water, keep the area gently moving — walking is perfect — and expect mild soreness for 24–48 hours, like a good workout. Heat helps if a spot feels tight.
What to expect
Come a few minutes early, settle in, and share your goals — every dry needling visit starts with a short, unhurried check-in so the session fits you, not a template.
Your provider tailors the work to your body and comfort as you go — speak up anytime; adjusting is part of the craft.
You leave with honest aftercare guidance — what to expect tonight, and how to keep the benefit building between visits.
One roof, every discipline
Clinical services run under the direction of Ashley Sutton, FNP-MSN — spa comfort with medical standards behind it.
Day spa, medspa, Western medicine, and Eastern medicine under one roof — your plan can draw from all four.
Every visit ends riverside — linger in the River Room or on the rooftop instead of rushing back to the car.
Pairs well with
Dry needling slots naturally into a larger plan — many clients stack these in the same visit or alternate them through the season.