Typical Schedule:

• Friday: Registration 12 pm; course 12:30 pm- 7:00 pm
• Saturday: 8 am to 6:30 pm
• Sunday: 8 am to 5 pm

• NOTE:  Technique chosen varies and is based which of the 5 reasons is being emphasized. 
• Needling STRATEGIES:
  • Superficial & deep dry needling.
  • Electrical and perineural needling. 
  • Segmental and supraspinal response strategies.
  • Introduction to autonomic needling.
• Lumbar-Thoracic-Cervical (prone and side-lying):
  • Perineural angled approach.
  • Perpendicular and Angled Paraspinal & Laminar Approach (MSK Emphasis)
• Piriformis and sciatica perineural needling (prone and side-lying) 
• Sciatica and tibial nerve perineural strategies.
• Knee periarticular and periarterial approaches. 
• Common, deep and superficial nerve approahces. 
• Tibial nerver stimulation. 
• Medial and lateral foot perineural approaches. 
• Upper cervical region and greater, lesser and 3rd occipital nerve approaches. 
• Posterior shoulder, shoulder impingment and subacromial strategies. 
• Median, ulnar and radial nerve strategies.
• Introduction to reason 5 supraspinal response strategies.

1. Correctly identify 10 contraindications and 10 precautions to the use of electrical dry needling.
2.  Demonstrate safe DINS handling techniques and patient positioning for 5 axial skeletal techniques with the use of electrical DIN.
3.  Demonstrate safe DINS handling techniques and patient positioning for 5 extremity techniques with the use of electrical DIN.
4. Correctly describe the appropriate management of 5 adverse events that may occur in association with the use of electrical DIN.
5. Orally explain correctly, the current theoretical neurophysiological mechanisms of dry needling from periphery to cortex, including electrical DIN.
6. Appropriately defend the integration of the use of electrical DIN into the management of a given patient with a neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

At the conclusion of the course, students must demonstrate a minimum of 80% proficiency in the following course assessments to achieve a passing grade. The assessments will demonstrate that the student has met the listed objectives:

1. 1. Pass post-class written exam with 80% or greater.
   2. In-class technique safety demonstration and sign-off sheet.
   3. Required post-class survey.

• Normally:
  • $1248.00
• Early Bird:
  • $854.00
• Student, New Grad, Certified/Lic. Needler Discount:
  • $594.00 (goes up July 1st, ’23)