Description: This course begins on the Friday evening to allow extra time in the cadaver lab, which earns you more CEU’s than our basic course. We will take you into the cadaver Saturday and Sunday mornings to review the areas you are about to needle and actually see where you needle is going! The 2.5 day intensive will prepare participants to treat most of the common diagnoses that involve myofascial pain. The importance of safety and clean techniques are taught and practiced throughout the workshop, ensuring that participants become accustomed to working with gloves and maintaining a neat and safe workspace throughout. They will practice the techniques of inserting, manipulating, removing, and disposing of the needles on the Friday evening of the course. Students will learn and practice the use of superficial dry needling including fascia and scars, periosteal pecking, and deep dry needling of the buttock, thigh, shoulder, cervical and lumbar muscles. Case studies are included to apply clinical reasoning and recognize common indications for dry needling. This practical course includes practical examinations at the end of each full day.

Objectives: Integrate myofascial concepts into the assessment and diagnosis of at least 3 Musculoskeletal disorders. Apply neurophysiology of both Myofascial pain and mechanisms for needle de-activation of at least 5 TrPs having reviewed current research in the field. Demonstrate competence in using dry needling for deactivation of at least 5 MTrPs Develop skill and competence in using dry needling for deactivation of at least 5 MTrPs Be able to set up a clean field needling station and perform safe needling techniques. Integrate specific principles of dry needling set up a clean field needling station and perform safe needling techniques. Attain skills of dry needling for: Perform deep dry needling of at least 5 muscles of the upper extremity including the hand, leg and foot, face, anterior neck, abdomen, and thorax. Identify the relationships of vessels, nerves and organs in relation to areas needled. Integrate the DN techniques into the rehabilitation concept of their core discipline.

Status: Active

Activity Difficulty Level: Essential

Domains:

• Assessment
• Evaluation and Diagnosis
• Therapeutic Intervention

Dual Credentials and JA: Physical Therapy Professionals

Cost: $0.00

CEUs: 22.5