ISOMT Basic Sports and Orthopedic Dry Needling-Level-One by Dr Kelli Wilson
Course Overview
Course Description
Basic Level -1 (More Demonstrations & Practice)
ISOMT’s Basic Dry Needling Course is designed to take the average healthcare practitioner or student through this 4 hour course, that is extensive and exhaustive covering all the pertinent information that will enable an individual to begin practicing dry needling safely, confidently, and effectively as part of a holistic treatment approach for their particular patient population.
A sports and orthopedic emphasis will be given, in addition to a discussion on extrapolating this information to various populations, diagnoses, and age-ranges.
Course Objectives:
- Review Indications and Contraindications for Dry Needling
- Review pertinent functional anatomy including muscles, skeleton, vascular system, lung fields using palpation and bony landmarks.
- Define Dry Needling and review its history.
- Distinguish Dry Needling from other similar treatments (acupuncture)
- Describe the local and systemic mechanisms and effects of Dry Needling
- Demonstrate and practice Basic Dry Needling for the whole body (excludes pelvic floor and face)
- Clinical reasoning pertaining to the application of Dry Needling during the history and examination and treatment of a patient
- Describe clinical applications for Dry Needling in sports & orthopedic patients
- Extrapolate the evidence to any potential Dry Needling patient.
ISOMT’s Basic Dry Needling Course is designed to take the average healthcare practitioner or student through a 2-day course Sat- Sun, 2 hours each, for a total of 4 hour course that is extensive and exhaustive covering all the pertinent information that will enable an individual to begin practicing dry needling safely, confidently, and effectively as part of a holistic treatment approach for their particular patient population.
A sports and orthopedic emphasis will be given, in addition to a discussion on extrapolating this information to various populations, diagnoses, and age-ranges.
Full course video recordings for lifetime access and a US-based Certificate will be given.
Chapters & Learning Objectives
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Dry Needling
: 0:15:09 Hour
Chapter 2 - What does Dry Needling do and a brief about trigger points
: 0:21:40 Hour
Chapter 3 - Dry Needling vs Acupuncture
: 0:02:41 Hour
Chapter 4 Indication, Contra-Indication, Complication and Evidence for Dry Needling
: 0:28:58 Hour
Chapter 5 - Clean Needle Technique (Demo & Practice)
: 0:05:16 Hour
Chapter 6 - Dry Needling Techniques (Demo & Practice)
: 0:09:38 Hour
Chapter 7 - Dry Needling for Anterior Hip & Thigh Region Muscles (Demo & Practice)
: 0:33:40 Hour
Chapter 8 - Q & A
: 0:21:18 Hour
Chapter 9 - Dry Needling For the Adductor Muscle Group (Demo & Practice)
: 0:11:19 Hour
Chapter 10 - Dry Needling For the Gluteal Muscles (Demo & Practice)
: 0:26:53 Hour
Chapter 11 Dry Needling For the Hamstrings (Demo & Practice)
: 0:08:39 Hour
Chapter 12 - Dry Needling For the Lower Leg Region (Demo & Practice)
: 0:14:05 Hour
