Learn the foundations and techniques for safe and effective dry needling. This course contains lower and upper extremity and spine dry needling. You will learn about the safe handling of needles and proper blood-borne pathogen management. At the end of this course, you will be able to take these skills directly into the clinic to add to your interventions. This course will have an online component that will need to be completed prior to attending the weekend. Upon registration you will have access to the online resources.
This course will include 20 hours of in class training and 7 hour of online training, prior to the seminar.
This course is approved for 27 hours of CE for the Doctor of Chiropractic.
Dry Needling Pro is an approved BOC (Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer) provider. This course is approved for 27 CEUs.
In this course, you will:
- Learn the theory behind dry needling and differences from traditional acupuncture
- Understand the basic physiology of trigger points
- Understand common trigger point referral patterns and how they differ from radicular patterns
- Demonstrate and understand dry needling safety.
- Learn basic upper extremity, lower extremity, and spine dry needling application
To take this course you must be licensed or in an accredited program as a DC, PT, MD, DO, DC, ATC, LAC, PA, NP. Please check with your state practice act in your respective field to know if you are able to practice dry needling.
Logan Students:
In order to attend the Dry Needling Seminar students must have completed acupuncture I and II and provide evidence of completion.
Students must also understand they cannot practice dry needling unless they are licensed in acupuncture in the state of MO.
Finally, students must understand they cannot practice dry needling in the clinic system because it is not a course taught in the Logan University curriculum.
The Missouri State Board of Chiropractor Examiners currently has no rule creating a certification or specialty in dry needling; however Board rule 20 CSR 2070-2.031 creates a certification for meridian therapy/acupressure/acupuncture (MTAA). At this time, that is the route recommended for licensed Missouri chiropractors wishing to provide dry needling to their patients.
Bring your own lunch. There will be a half-hour lunch break.
Instructor: Taylor Bushnell, PT, DPT: Taylor graduated from the University of St. Augustine in 2009. Since then, he has practiced in Boston, Ma, Eugene Or, and St. Louis Mo. He has been utilizing dry needling in his practice since 2011, working with average orthopedic patients to elite level professional athletes. He is passionate in treating patients and teaching effective dry needling skills to all practitioners. Taylor pairs dry needling with other manual therapy, strength training and postural training. Taylor currently is the clinic director at Peak Sport and Spine – The Grove in St Louis, and is the owner of Momentum Lab PT a cash-based PT practice and the owner and creator of Dry Needling Pro.
Instructor: Laeth Hamil, PT, DPT, CMTPT/DN, DNPro: Laeth graduated from Kansas University Medical Center in 2017. He has been practicing in the Kansas City area since graduation, and is currently the clinic director at Northland Rehab in Liberty Missouri. His practice has a sports and manual therapy focus and has been utilizing dry needling for over 3 years. Laeth has a passion for complex cases and working with people who have failed other conservative treatments. In treating those cases he has found that using a multifaceted approach including manual therapy, exercise progression and Dry needling is much more efficient at improving his patients function than a single system of thought. In addition to treating complex patients Laeth has a passion for teaching. He takes on multiple clinical students and teaches dry needling to help develop practitioners’ skill bases. He partnered with Taylor Bushnell in 2019 to expand the teaching offerings of Dry Needling Pro. Laeth@Dryneedlingpro.com
Date/Time:
Saturday, June 22, 2024 – 7:30am – 6:00 pm (half hour lunch break)
Sunday, June 23, 2024 – 7:30am – 6:00 pm (half hour lunch break)
Tuition: $895
Due to this collaboration, there will be no student or faculty discount for the course.
PACE Approved States: AK, KS, ME, MO, NV, ND, SD, TN
Dry Needling Pro is an approved BOC (Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer) provider. This course is approved for 27 CEUs. No Prior Approval (NPA) States: CO, CT, DC, DE, ID, IL, IA, IN, MA, MD, MI, MT, NE, NH, NJ, OH, OR, RI, SC, UT, VA, VT, WA, WY
Attendees are advised to check with their boards to ensure this is in accordance with state rules and regulations.
“Approval of this course is not an acknowledgement or ruling by the Board that the methods taught in this course are recognized and approved by the Board as the appropriate practice of chiropractic as defined in 331.010, RSMo.”
1. Learn the theory behind dry needling and differences from traditional acupuncture
2. Understand the basic physiology of trigger points
3. Understand common trigger point referral patterns and how they differ from radicular patterns
4. Demonstrate and understand dry needling safety, including:
Understand emergency preparedness for adverse dry needling effects
Physiological(shock, vasovagal)
Psychological(claustrophobia, anxiety, agitation)
Understand precautions related to:
blood thinners
clots
pregnancy
surgical sites, etc
Learn contraindications to dry needling related to:
wounds
infections
blood thinners
pacemakers/defibrillators
Demonstrate proper PPE utilization and safe blood borne pathogen precautions
Demonstrate safe needle insertion and show proper needle redirection
Demonstrate proper hygiene and needle site sterility
5. Learn basic upper extremity, lower extremity, and spine dry needling application including:
Learn anatomical landmarks, borders, origin and insertion, referral patterns
Demonstrate safe patient positioning
Demonstrate needle direction and depth for a given muscle
Demonstrate proper palpation and trigger point identification
Demonstrate differentiation of active vs latent trigger points
Understand choosing proper needle size for each muscle
Demonstrate safe pistoning techniques taught in level 1