Dry Needling or Myofascial trigger point needling is a form of treatment to treat the muscles of the body which demonstrate pain, knotting or trigger points.
Dry Needling is effective for most muscles of the body as well as tendon insertion reduction of local pain and increase the patients range of motion.
Course Overview
Introduction to Dry Needling
Safety guidelines for needling
Ethics in the treatment of Dry Needling
Superficial Dry Needling Techniques
Deep Dry Needling
Anatomy of the individual & groups of muscles
Clinical & Physical Examination of Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Myofascial Syndromes of the Cervical & Thoracic region
Myofascial Syndromes of the Lumbosacral & Gluteal region
Myofascial Syndromes of the Upper Extremity
Myofascial Syndromes of the Lower Extremity
Electrical stimulation of the needle & the different devices
Cupping & Gua Sha techniques in the treatment of Myofascial Syndromes
Needling techniques will be demonstrated and Doctors will apply the techniques with other seminar attendees.
Everyone will be ready to treat patients on Monday morning.
Needle & non-needle techniques will be applied throughout the course.
Course Schedule:
Saturday: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Dr. Mark L. Hanson has been preforming Acupuncture and Dry Needling techniques since 1989. Still in active practice performing both techniques to bring his patients back to health.
PACE STATES: AK / KS / ME / MS / MN / NV / NH / NJ / NC / ND / SC / SD / Nova Scotia
ADDITIONAL STATES: CO / CT / DE / ID / IL / IN / IA* / MD / MS / MT/ NE / OH* / OR / RI / UT / VA / WA / DC / WY
Ohio limited to 12 CE hours / LA please check State Board rules
