Dry Needling or Myofascial trigger point needling is a form of treatment to treat the muscles of the body which demonstrate pain, knotting or nodules. Dry Needling is effective for IT band pain as well as tendon insertion dysfunction to reduce local pain and increase the patients range of motion.
Outline of Program
Introduction to Dry Needling
Safety guide-lines 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 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
This is a hands on course.
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:
Friday: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM