The purpose of the Neurologic Dry Needling for Pain Management and Sports Rehabilitation Course is to obtain knowledge and clinical skills necessary to diagnose and treat soft tissue pain and dysfunction.  This 3-day applied-learning course combines interactive lectures and practical hands-on labs. Students participate in several practical sessions, which are intended to provide feedback to students regarding their comprehension of the key concepts and needling techniques. These practical lab sessions enable students to critically self-evaluate if additional instruction or self- study is needed for clinical competency.

The Neurologic Dry Needling for Pain Management and Sport Rehabilitation course covers:

• Multiple dry needling insertion techniques are practiced that range from basic to advanced with a majority of them being virtually pain-free.
• Detailed, tried and tested needling safety techniques and contraindications for dry needling therapy to avoid human error in clinical practice.
• Modifiable dry needling system that easily adapts to clinical practice and to the specific needs of each patient.
• Systemic Homeostatic trigger point concept that addresses the physiological, neurologic and mechanical aspects of pain and dysfunction.
• Paravertebral neuro- trigger points addressing the postural and viscero-somatic connections
• Symptomatic neuro-trigger points that highlight the neuro-myofascial genesis of pain.

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1. Correctly identify and apply proper precautions related to blood borne pathogens related to the clinical practice of dry needling therapy from the course pre-reading.
2. Independently identify and apply dry needling to each of the three types of trigger points (homeostatic, paravertebral and symptomatic) in a given case study.
3. Integrate the physiological mechanisms of needling when developing a treatment plan for a given musculoskeletal condition.
4. Discuss the prevention and management of adverse responses to dry needling based on OSHA requirements with 100% accuracy during case study.
5. Independently apply dry needling treatment safely into musculoskeletal neuro-trigger points during lab sessions.
6. Independently evaluate and treat soft tissue and neurogenic dysfunctions relating to a given neuromusculoskeletal condition
7. Correctly defend the IDN system for treatment of musculoskeletal pain based on the unique neurology and physiology of neuro-trigger points.
8. Independently integrate the IDN system into the participant’s physical therapy practice in relation to current clinical guidelines.