[shaker_image]Structure & Function: Dry Needling (SFDN) is an education company with the goal of introducing dry needling to sports and health care practitioners, started by Sue Falsone. She teaches seminars across the United States to empower health care professionals. They offer a 25 hr dry needling seminar across the country, with upcoming events in Columbus, Ohio. Spanning 3 days, the seminar deals with various topics on the basic dry needling methods for curing all sorts of acute and chronic ailments in professional athletes. Throughout the class program, Sue Falsone teaches how to use cupping and intramuscular electrical stimulation (abbreviated: IMS).
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Dry Needling and Sue Falsone
Combining the art and science of dry needling, an expert licensed physical therapist uses his skill with acupuncture needles to enter the skin and stimulate the muscles of the professional athlete. Sue Falsone, the founder and CEO of Structure and Function Dry Needling, developed a hands-on dry needling approach named Structure and Function Dry Needling, which shares a name with her organization. The approach is characterized by a mix of skills Falsone introduced and enhanced over many years in the business. Sue worked as Head Athletic Trainer for the LA Dodgers, a period where she worked as the first woman to assume the role of Head Athletic Trainer in any of the 4 major sports in the United States. Also, Sue spent some time working as the Head Athletic Trainer for the United States Men’s National Soccer team.
Curriculum
The course wants to do the following:
- to allow the students to employ dry needling techniques when addressing various ortho and sports-related pathologies;
- to be able to utilize intramuscular stimulation in treating common ortho and sports-related conditions; and also master various cupping techniques.
- to comprehend the external anatomy of the patient regarding his well-being when using needles;
- to understand secure acupuncture needle usage techniques, and avoid potential diseases transferred by blood;
- to show the health professional the contraindications and precautions for using said technique;
Upon completion of the course, the students will manage to combine their new skills to cure different pathologies in ortho and sports medicine.
Info About the Course
[shaker_image]The fee for the classes is $1295, but one individual may attend the course at no cost when their club or facility registers 10 other participants. It is advisable that course participants take a few specific items along with them to the seminar: a TENS unit (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation), alligator clips, and a comprehensive book about the human anatomy. The lecturers will supply the needles for everyone to have in class. As well as currently approving Continued Education Units for their upcoming courses, SFDN is licensed by the Board of Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education to licensed Athletic Trainers. CEUs are obligatory by those working in various fields to maintain their work licenses.
Right now, the following cities allow you to partake in continuing education classes approved by ProCert for Physical Therapists to get twenty-six CEUs: Columbus, Ohio. National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA BOC) (P10069) allows the practitioner to earn 25 Continuing Education Units, Arizona Physical Therapy Association 2.5 CEUs, and Georgia Physical Therapy Association twenty-five CEUs.
Hosting a Class
[shaker_image]If they want to offer a dry needling course, physical therapists and other health care professionals can apply for it on the SFDNís webpage. Our dry needling seminars provide the newest approach to the science of dry needling, and also intramuscular stimulation and cupping. The brilliant and acclaimed dry needling system developed by Sue Falsone draws on her years of hard work to be an effective mix of dry needling, pain management, differential diagnosis, fascial manipulation, soft tissue mobilization, visceral manipulation, and movement efficiency.
Utilizing the modern methodology and information, it allows health care professionals to improve their skill in dealing with various ailments in sports rehabilitation, and also expand the general proficiency of sports medical professionals.
Sign Up For a Class
If you want to find out more about dry needling classes held by SFDN, take a look at our webpage and check out the index of our upcoming courses here.
Phone Structure & Function: Dry Needling at (602) 888-1998, or send them an email which can be found on our Contact Page.
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