DRY NEEDLING PROGRAM
Course Description
The program extends for 4 days (the first two days will be the foundation and then the advanced level) of theoretical and practical explanation of the dry needle technique and its clinical uses.
The history of dry needles will be reviewed, the definition of myofascial trigger points and their impact on the patient's quality of life, their role in the development of chronic pain, and how to treat each muscle by dry needles, through reviewing the muscles anatomy and actions.
After that, a theoretical and practical exam will be on the fifth day. Upon passing the exam, the participants will title as Certified Dry Needling Practitioner (CDNP) from PHYSIOPOD.
Course Schedule:
DAY 1
07:45-08:00 Registration
08:00-09:00 Pre-quiz & Review of Intro Lecture
09:00-09:30 Palpation Lab and needle Handling Lab
09:30-10:00 Precautions, adverse events , OSHA, Blood Borne Pathogen
10:00-11:00 Infraspinatus and Deltoid
11:00-11:30 Questions & Answers
11:30-12:00 Supraspinatus, Teres Maj/Min, Subscapularis
12:00-01:00 Lunch
01:00-02:00 SCM & upper Trapezius
02:00-02:30 Triceps & Anconeus
02:30-03:30 Biceps, Brachialis and coracobrachialis
03:30-04:00 Pronator teres & wrist flexors
04:00-05:00 Brachioradialis and Wrist Extensors Supinator
DAY 2
7:45-08:00 Registration
08:00-09:00 Features of MTPs
09:00-09:30 QL and Psoas
09:30-10:00 Lat Dorsi, & Pec Major
10:00-11:00 Gluteus max/med/min & TFL
11:00-11:30 Quads and Hamstrings
11:30-12:00 Adductor longus, brevis, magnus, Pectineus
12:00-01:00 Lunch
01:00-02:00 Gastroc/Soleus
02:00-02:30 Anterior and lateral compartment lower leg
02:30-03:30 Popliteus, FDL, FHL, posterior tibialis
03:30-04:00 Prevelance
04:00-05:00 Summury
DAY 3
7:45-08:00 Registration
08:00-09:00 Etiology & MTP Role in sestazition
09:00-09:30 Questions and answers
09:30-10:00 Lavator scapula + prctoralis minor
10:00-11:00 Posterior neck muscles and Oblique capitis inferior
11:00-11:30 Scalene Muscles Longus Colli Muscle, Digastric Muscles
11:30-12:00 Lumbar & thoracic multifidi
12:00-01:00 Lunch
01:00-02:00 Latissimus dorsi & iliocostalis & Serratus anterior
02:00-02:30 Abdominal muscles
02:30-03:30 Pectoralis major, rhomboids, & middle trapezius
03:30-04:00 Questions and answers
04:00-05:00 Summary and Review
DAY 4
7:45-08:00 Registration
08:00-09:00 Longissimus & lower trapezius
09:00-09:30 Questions & Answers
09:30-10:00 Iliacus & Deep hip rotators
10:00-11:00 The foot
11:00-11:30 The hand
11:30-12:00 Temporalis, masseter
12:00-01:00 Lunch
01:00-02:00 Digastric Muscles
02:00-02:30 Longus Colli Muscle
02:30-03:30 Lateral and Medial pterygoid
03:30-04:00 Scar Tissue, Adhesions, Enthesopathies, and Tendinopathies
04:00-05:00 Exam details
Summary Selected muscles review
Course Objective
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Identify Myofascial Trigger points (MTPs) aetiology, examination and management options.
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Identify the types of MTP
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Identify the end plate noise
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Identify the local twitch respond (LTR)
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identify the role of MTP in central and peripheral sensitisation
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Clear the role of MTP in decreasing the quality of life, sleep disturbance, fatigue, anxiety and depression.
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Discusses the role of MTP in developing chronic pain with various pathological conditions in different clinics and age groups including musculoskeletal, neurological, gynaecological, oncological and cardiological conditions Clear the adverse events of dry needling
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Identify the precaution and contraindication of DN
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Review the anatomy and the action for the skeletal muscles.
Demonstrate a proper needling technique for the skeletal muscles.