ISOMT Sports and Orthopedic Dry Needling Advanced -Level 2
Course Overview
Course Description: (Demonstration & Practice)
ISOMT’s Advanced Dry Needling Course is designed to take an individual with some background and experience in Dry Needling through our 6 hour course covering advanced topics in Dry Needling including, but not limited to, advanced needling techniques, advanced understanding of the short-term and long term effects of dry needling that may enhance athletic performance.
Advanced clinical reasoning in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions using needling along or as an adjunct/complimentary part of a holistic treatment approach.
A Sports orthopedic emphasis will be used. Live athlete patients will be used during demonstration and discussion.
Course Objectives:
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Brief review of Basic Dry Needling concepts from Dry Needling I
- Describe the local and systemic mechanisms and effects of Dry Needling
- Review Indications and Contraindications for Dry Needling
- Review pertinent functional anatomy including muscles, skeleton, vascular system, lung fields using palpation and bony landmarks.
- Using real athlete patients we will demonstrate and practice Advanced Dry Needling Techniques including pistoning, spinning, electrical stimulation applied to one or more needles simultaneously, needling the facial region for TMJ, headaches, and Bell’s Palsy.
- Advanced Clinical reasoning pertaining to the application of Dry Needling during the history and examination and treatment of a patient.
- Describe clinical applications for Advanced Dry Needling in sports & orthopedic patients
- Extrapolate the evidence to any potential Dry Needling patient.
Chapters & Learning Objectives
chapter1- Review of basic dry needling & (some important points)
: 0:32:11 Hour
Course Description
In this chapter Dr.Stephen Fort discusses the review of basic dry needling. He shares some important points. And discusses how to make clinical reasoning, He also explains soft tisssue dysfunction & pain in sports injuries, mechanism of dry needling.
chapter 2- Discussion on the evidence - Cervical radiculopathy, TOS, cervicogenic headache & concussion
: 0:32:11 Hour
Course Description
In this chapter Dr. fort discusses on the evidence - Cervical Radiculopathy, Thoracic oultet Syndrome,Cervicogenic Headache & Concussion and their differential diagnosis and Holistic treatment approach.
chapter 3- Dry needling for cervical, thoracic & scapular muscles (demonstration & practice)
: 0:40:32 Hour
Course Descripton
In this chapter Dr. steve disccuss in detail and demonstrates dry needling procedure and its different techniques for suboccipital muscles, Trapezius, Thoracic paraspinal muscle, Rhomboid, Levator scapulae .
chapter 4- Electrical dry needling (demonstration & practice)
: 0:22:23 Hour
Course Description
In this chapter Dr. Steve discusses in details and demonstrates various technique and how to use electrical dry needling in different muscle groups.
chapter 5- Facial region & q & a discussion
: 0:22:23 Hour
Course Description
In this chapter Dr.Stephen discusses facial muscle dry needling.
chapter 6- Shoulder impingement or rotator cuff strain
: 0:22:18 Hour
Course Description
In this Dr.Stephen discusses about the shoulder impingement or rotator cuff strain and the concept of applying dry needling in almost in all region in shoulder joint like labrum, frozen shoulder, biecps tendinopathy and to some degree of post operative shoulder. How to make clinical reasoning and diagnosis, he also explain which muscle to target and look for regional interdependence. When and Where to apply dry needling and holistic treatment approach.
Chapter 7- Biceps Tendiopathy
: 0:3:34 Hour
Course Description
In this chapter Dr.Stephen discusses about biceps tendinopathy causes and he discusses the study done on dry needling vs corticosteriod and dry needling vs lateral epicondylalgia and regional interdependence. He also explains differential diagnosis and ther treatment.
chapter 8- Dry needling for lateral epicondylopathy lateral elbow pain (practice & demonstration)
: 0:31:11 Hour
Course Description
In this chapter Dr. Stephen discusses and demonstrates dry needling for lateral epicondylopathy lateral elbow pain.
Chapter 9 - Dry needling for low back pain (practice & demonstration)
: 0:32:32 Hour
Course Objectives
In this chapter Dr. Stephen discusses that dry needling shows moderate evidence shows and especially if associates with other theraphies and He demonstrates various technique dry needling procedure for low back pain for lumbar paraspinals, multifidi, quadratus lumbroum (sidelying), gluteus maximus/minimus, iliopsoas, piriformis etc.
chapter 10- Dry needling for hamstring strain & lower extremity muscles
: 0:31:07 Hour
Course Description
In this chapter Dr.Stephen demonstrates lower extremity palpation and dry needling techniques on real live patient.
chapter 11- Dry needling for plantar fasciopathy (practice & demonstration)
: 0:4:41 Hour
Course Description
In th chapter Dr. Stephen discusses and demonstrates dry needling for plantar fasciopathy.
chapter 12- Question & Answer Discussion
: 0:5:13 Hour
Course Description
In this, Dr.stephen answers all the question asked by the participants regarding dry needling. He makes question-answers session very intresting by explaining each question in detail.
