[shaker_image]Structure & Function: Dry Needling (SFDN) is an education company focused on introducing the dry needling approach to physiotherapists, started by Sue Falsone. She teaches courses across the United States to empower medical professionals. Structure & Function: Dry Needling offers a twenty-five hour dry needling seminar all over America, with upcoming events in Lexington. Spanning three days, the seminar provides lectures on using important dry needling techniques on treating a number of acute and chronic ailments in athletes.
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Sue Falsone and Dry Needling
[shaker_image]In the world of dry needling, an experienced approved medical professional uses his skill with dry needles to prick the dermis and stimulate the professional athlete’s muscles. At SFDN, founder and Chief Executive Officer Sue Falsone launched a dry needling system that goes by Structure & Function: Dry Needling! Throughout her years in the industry, Sue acquired an incredible amount of expertise which she then used to develop her dry needling system. As a real leader in her area of expertise, Sue Falsone worked as Head Athletic Trainer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, making her the first female to assume the position of Head Athletic Trainer in the 4 most important sports in the US. The the United States Men’s National Soccer team also saw her competence and offered her the role of Head Athletic Trainer.
Course Curriculum
The purpose of the course is:
- to be able to use dry needling techniques in treating prevalent ortho and sports-related pathologies;
- to be able to apply intramuscular stimulation in curing common ortho and sports-related conditions; and learn different cupping techniques.
- to better comprehend the anatomy of the subject in terms of his safety when working with needles;
- to use dry needles in a secure way, and also adhere to official health guidelines and rules;
- to be sure the practitioner knows of the contraindications and safeguards in in regards to dry needling;
When the course is finished, the participants will manage to use their newfound knowledge in order to treat various problems and ailments within the fields of orthopedic and sports medicine.
Course Information
[shaker_image]The price for the seminars is one thousand two hundred ninety five dollars, but one individual is eligible to take the class for free when their club or facility brings ten other course participants. course participants are encouraged to bring the following items: an anatomy book (edition and author not specified), a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation unit, as well as alligator clamps. The lecturers supply the needles for all students to use during the seminar. In addition to approving CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for their upcoming courses, Structure & Function: Dry Needling is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education services to licensed Athletic Trainers. CEUs are mandatory by those working in different fields to retain their working licenses.
As of now, these places offer continuing education classes approved by ProCert for Physiotherapists to get twenty-six Continuing Education Units: Lexington. As well as mentioned above, NATA BOC (National Athletic Trainers’ Association) (P10069) provides the means to earn twenty-five CEUs, Arizona Physical Therapy Association 2.5 Continuing Education Units, and Georgia Physical Therapy Association 25 Continuing Education Units.
How to Host a Class
If they would like to offer a dry needling course, physiotherapists and other medical experts are able to sign up to do so. The latest info about intramuscular stimulation, dry needling, and cupping is taught in the events. The brilliant and highly regarded dry needling system developed by Sue Falsone was developed thanks to her several decades of expertise to serve as an effective combination of dry needling, pain management, differential diagnosis, fascial manipulation, soft tissue mobilization, visceral manipulation, and movement efficiency.
Utilizing the modern methodology and information enables health care professionals to better their skill in treating various conditions in rehabilitation of athletes, and further expand the overall proficiency of medical professionals in sports therapy.
Get in Contact
Go to SFDN’s website in case you wish to hear more about our classes; available on our website.
Give Structure & Function: Dry Needling a call at (602) 888-1998, or send an email which can be found on our Contact Page.