Level 1 Dry Needling with Cadaver Anatomy
Part 1 Online
Duration: 7h Total Online Contact Time
2h Pre-course reading: 5 articles to read followed by a 10 question online quiz
24min – Part 1: The History of Trigger Point Theories – Emergence of Dry Needling
31min – Part 2: Neurophysiology of Nociogenic Pain – Superficial Needling
50min – Part 3: Neurophysiology and the MTrP – Why it matters to Dry Needling
46min – Part 4: Ethics of Dry Needling – Safety, Contraindications and Precautions
17min – Part 5: A Dry Needling Approach for Radiculopathy in the Lumbar Spine
26min – Part 6: Clinical Reasoning in Dry Needling
12min – Part 7: Obtaining Consent
1h35 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 online portion of this course PRIOR to the in-class portion. Completion of the online portion and live portion of this course = 29.0 CEU hours.
Day 1 – 4h Total Contact Time
| Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 16:30 | Registration with Snacks | |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Consent, Needling Technique, SDN including fascia and scars; | Demo & Practical |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Gluteals, Piriformis | Lecture, Demo & Practical |
Day 2 – 09h30 Total Contact Time
| Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-9:30 | Anatomy Review in Cadaver lab: Gluteals, Lumbar Spine, Cervical Spine | Cadaver Lab |
| 9:30-10:30 | Lumbar spine Needling: multifudus, longissimus, iliocostalis, dorsal spine | Lecture & Demo |
| 10:30-11:30 | Lumbar Spine Needling | Practical |
| 11:30-12:30 | Cervical spine Needling: cervical traps, splenii, semispinalis, occipital att. | Anatomy, Lecture & Demo |
| 12:30-13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00-14:30 | Cervical Spine Needling | Practical |
| 14:30-16:30 | Para-scapular muscles: Trapezius, Rhomboids, Levator Scapulae | Demo & Practical |
| 16:30-18:00 | Competency Exams | Practical Testing Day 1 |
Day 3 – 08h30 Total Contact Time
| Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-9:30 | Anatomy review in cadaver lab: Shoulder, Anterior hip, and thigh | Cadaver Lab |
| 9:30-10:30 | Shoulder Part 1: supraspin, infraspin, terres minor & major attachments | Lecture, Demo & Practical |
| 10:30-11:30 | Shoulder Part 2: lats,subscap, terres major & minor supine & prone | Demo & Practical |
| 11:30-12:00 | Superficial Dry Needling, Lumbar Spine, Cervical Spine | Case Studies |
| 12:00-12:30 | Lunch | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Anterior Hip: Psoas, TFL, Glut Min Ant., Sartorius | Demo & Practical |
| 13:30-15:00 | The Knee: Quads, Adductors & Hamstrings | Lecture, Demo & Practical |
| 15:00-15:30 | Case Studies: Arthritic Knee, Shoulder Capsulitis | Case Studies |
| 15:30-17:00 | Competency Exams | Practical Testing Day 2 |