Dry Needling for TMJ and Cervical Spine
Part 1 Online
Duration: 8H Total On-Line Contact Time
2h Pre-course reading: 5 articles to read followed by a 10 question online quiz
24min – The History of Trigger Point Theories – Emergence of Dry Needling
31min – Neurophysiology of Nociogenic Pain – Superficial Needling
50min – Neurophysiology and the MTrP – Why it matters to Dry Needling
46min – Ethics of Dry Needling – Safety, Contraindications and Precautions
12min – Obtaining Consent
17min – A Dry Needling Approach for Radiculopathy in the Cervical Spine
20min – Tensegrity: The effect of MTrP’s on Tensegrity
15min – 4 Nutritional Deficiencies as Perpetuating Factors in Myofascial Pain
40min – Temporomandibular Dysfunction
95min – Assessments: each Video Module is followed by 6 Assessment questions, participants are credited a total of 95:00 minutes of contact time for the completion of all assessments. The last assessment is followed by a Course Evaluation Survey.
Part 2 Practical
It is Mandatory for course participants to complete the on-line portion of this course PRIOR to the in-class portion. Completion of the online portion and live portion of this course = 27.0 CEUs
Day 1 – 09h30 Total Contact Time
| Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30-8:00 | Registration with Snacks | |
| 8:00-10:00 | Consent, Needling Technique, SDN including fascia and scars; | Demo & Practical |
| 10:00-11:00 | Cervical spine Needling: cervical traps, splenii, semispinalis, occipitals | Anatomy, Lecture & Demo |
| 11:00-12:00 | Cervical Spine Needling | Practical |
| 12:00-12:30 | Lunch | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Upper trapezius, rhomboids, & levator scapulae | Anatomy, Lecture & Demo |
| 13:30-14:30 | Upper trapezius, rhomboids, & levator scapulae | Practical |
| 14:30-15:30 | Upper trapezius, rhomboids, & levator scapulae | Anatomy, Lecture & Demo |
| 15:30-16:00 | Shoulder Part 1 | Practical |
| 16:00-17:00 | Shoulder Part 2 lats,subscap, terres major & minor supine & prone | Demo and Practical |
| 17:00-18:00 | Review and Practical Exams Part 1 | Review of Day and Practical |
Day 2 – 09h30 Total Contact Time
| Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00 | TMJ Lecture and Anatomy | Lecture |
| 9:00-11:00 | TMJ masseter, temporalis, lat/med pterygoids, sternocleidomastoid, scalenes | Demo & Practical |
| 11:00-12:30 | Thorax: Iliocostalis thoracus, mid and lower traps, Serratus post-Sup | Demo & Practical |
| 12:30-13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Pectorals, Deltoids, Serratus Anterior | Anatomy, Lecture & Demo |
| 14:00-15:00 | Pectorals, Deltoids, Serratus Anterior | Practical |
| 15:00-16:00 | Facial Needling for headache | Demo & Practical |
| 16:00-16:30 | Case Studies Radiculopathy; TMJ, Cervicogenic Dizziness | Case Studies |
| 16:30-18:00 | Clinical Examinations | Practical Exams Part 2 |