Dry Needling Level 4: Advance Dry Needling & Clinical Reasoning  

Description:  The purpose of advanced dry needling courses for physical therapists is to teach evidence-based practice in Dry needling advanced treatment and clinical reasoning. This course fulfills CEU requirements, providing accredited continuing education for physical therapy professionals. It enhances professional skills and knowledge, contributing to evolving clinical practices in pain management. This course will teach the clinical decision making used for various dry needling techniques, current statistics, analysis of outcomes from clinically relevant research, scope of practice, safety measures and screening required prior to providing this intervention. Additionally, students will be taught the psychomotor skills to perform dry needling of the spine & craniofacial region, including targeting myofascial trigger points to alleviate muscle tension and pain. This course will be split into 7.5 hours of didactic and 12.5 hours of Lab. This course is the last of four dry needling courses in our Dry Needling Series. A Lab Practical Exam will be at the end of the course weekend, so individuals will demonstrate competency in all techniques and regions.