Course Description

Course qualifies for Colorado Level I CC credits

This three day Trigger Point Dry Needling Training course (23 contact hours) is a continuation of the Level I course and consists of a combination of lecture, testing, demonstration and a large amount of hands-on laboratory sessions. In the advanced Trigger Point Dry Needling Training course, participants will use the skills they have learned and practiced in the first course to treat musculature that was deemed more difficult due to various safety concerns. Additionally participants will be given an assessment tool to enhance evaluation of chronic myofascial pain patients and help with the clinical decision making process for the use of dry needling.

Course Objectives

Define trigger points, motor banding, and neurological presentations of neuromuscular dysfunction.

Review literature supporting efficacy and treatment rationale of Trigger Point Dry Needling.

Instruct application of Trigger Point Dry Needling for more advanced orthopedic and neuromuscular conditions.

Review anatomy of regions to be taught in Level II course.

Discuss with participants their own experiences regarding legal and billing issues integrating Trigger Point Dry Needling into their practice setting.

Discuss safety.

Discuss indications and contraindications for treatment.

Discuss specific treatment rationale for various diagnoses.