About the Course
The Integrated Clinical Dry Needling Course provides clinicians with an understanding of the history of dry needling, dry needling mechanisms, evidence for the utilization of dry needling, needle handling and safety, pain education, and clinical application and utilization of dry needling techniques. The course will also cover specific rules and regulations specific to the state of the course. Additionally, participants will be able to integrate the basics of pain sciences into their clinical practices. All participants will review trigger points, patient positioning, relevant anatomy including vasculature, nervous tissue, and viscera, and dry needle techniques and needle handling for all listed muscles.
Dr. Mark Milligan, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Instructor
Dr. Mark Milligan is an orthopedic manual therapist that specializes in the evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal spinal conditions and is Board Certified in Orthopaedics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy. He is also certified in dry needling and in Therapeutic Pain Science.
Course Objectives
1. Understand the history, types, proposed mechanisms and actions of dry needling.
2. Understand the physiology of a trigger point and current best evidence of mechanisms.
3. Understand the basic principles of needle handling and safety and rules and regulations specific to Mississippi.
4. Identify selected muscles through surface palpation, anatomical landmarks, muscle activation, and trigger point identification
5. Identify trigger points by palpation and physical examination using established trigger point referral patterns and identify and clear non-muscular tissue.
6. Perform muscle and region-specific dry needling techniques for identified muscles and understand the integration of the use of dry needling into current best evidence based patient care.
Course Schedule
Day 1 / Saturday January 8, 2022
8:00 – 8:30 Foundation of Dry Needling Lecture
8:30 – 9:45 Safety, Needle Precautions Lecture
9:45 – 11:15 Vastus Intermedius, Vastus Lateralis, VMO
11:15 – 12:00 Tibialis Posterior
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch- Case Report Hip Pain
1:15 – 2:45 Glute Medius, Glute Minimus, Piriformis
2:45 – 3:45 Medial/Lateral Hamstrings
3:45 – 4:30 Gastroc/Soleus
4:30 – 5:30 Muscle Check-Off
Day 2 / Sunday January 9, 2022
8:00 – 8:30 Round Robin Practice
8:30 – 9:30 Infraspinatous/Supraspinatous
9:30 -10:30 Lumbar and Cervical Spine
10:30 -11:30 Upper Trap/levator
11:30 -12:30 Lunch- Case Report Heel pain
12:30 – 1:00 Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor/Major
1:00- 2:00 Pec Major and Subscapularis
2:00 – 3:00 Pectineus
3:00 – 3:30 Adductor Longus/Brevis
3:30 – 4:00 Adductor Magnus
4:00 -5:00 Skills Checkoff
5:00 – 5:30 Exam and Review
- Lecture on history, types, mechanisms, evidence of dry needling.
- Lecture on safety, sharps safety, and bloodborne pathogens
Face-to-Face Contact Hours: 19
Total Contact Hours: 22.5
Total Price for Course: $1,250