ISOMT Basic Sports and Orthopedic Dry Needling-Level-One by Dr Kelli Wilson
Course Overview
Course Description
This comprehensive 4-hour course is designed for healthcare practitioners and students seeking to integrate dry needling into their clinical practice. Emphasizing sports and orthopedic applications, the course provides foundational knowledge and practical skills to perform dry needling safely and effectively. Participants will learn to address musculoskeletal conditions across various patient populations, enhancing their therapeutic toolkit.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Understand the indications, contraindications, and complications associated with dry needling.
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Review pertinent functional anatomy, including muscles, skeleton, vascular system, and lung fields using palpation and bony landmarks.
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Define dry needling and differentiate it from acupuncture.
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Describe the local and systemic mechanisms and effects of dry needling.
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Demonstrate and practice basic dry needling techniques for the whole body (excluding pelvic floor and face).
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Apply clinical reasoning during patient history, examination, and treatment.
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Implement dry needling in sports and orthopedic patient populations.
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Extrapolate evidence-based practices to various patient demographics.
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
