NAIOMT S-916 Advanced Dry Needling [Seattle/Bothell]2025

S-916 Advanced Dry Needling

Clinicians must be cognizant of their individual state’s practice act as to whether Dry Needling is considered within the scope of practice of physical therapists in their respective state. There may also be licensure requirements of a specific number of years in practice before receiving dry needling training or a specific number of hours of training before implementing Dry Needling into clinical practice. While S-910 Lower Quadrant and S-911 Upper Quadrant Dry Needling are not prerequisites for this course it is recommended or some form of previous DN training.

Course Description: Dry Needling (DN) is a powerful, adjunctive tool for the orthopaedic manual physical therapist. However, when not placed in the context of a thorough subjective history, a comprehensive neuromusculoskeletal examination, and appropriate differential diagnosis, it can be challenging to accurately identify the most appropriate patients and achieve optimal patient outcomes. This course is designed to bridge the gap between DN theory to how this tool can be integrated into clinical practice seamlessly by presenting a case based approach to DN with an emphasis on clinical reasoning in order to provide first time exposure and education to clinicians on DN as well as review and improve effective technique with clinicians currently utilizing DN. Participants will cover the most commonly implicated muscles involved with frequently encountered thoracic, craniofacial and lumbar musculoskeletal dysfunctions. With concerns about complications from the invasive natureof dry needling, ample amount of lab time will be spent on surface anatomy and palpation to ensure accurate location of relevant regional anatomy and safety of technique.

Course times:

Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm with registration starting at 7:30am

Saturday 8:00am - 6:00pm

Sunday 8:00am - 6:00pm

Total hours: 27 CEU's

Course Details

This course is 3 days on-site. Participants will receive an e-link to the onsite course materials 1 week prior to the course. Please watch for the link in your email inbox.

Instructor: Gary Kearns, PT, ScD, OCS, FAAOMPT

Read his bio here

Registration: $899.00