[shaker_image]Structure & Function: Dry Needling (SFDN) is a training organization with the goal of teaching dry needling techniques to physical therapists, started by Sue Falsone. She organizes classes in the United States to improve the skills of medical professionals. Structure & Function: Dry Needling offers dry needling classes, 25 hours in length, in Fargo, North Dakota and other big cities throughout America. Spanning three days, the course is comprised of various topics on the important dry needling approaches in curing various acute and chronic conditions in professional athletes.
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Dry Needling and Sue Falsone
Dry needling, a combination of skill and art, is performed by a physiotherapist who uses his knowledge of acupuncture needles to stimulate the muscles of the professional athlete. Sue Falsone, the woman behind the company and CEO of SFDN, developed a real-world dry needling system named SFDN, which shares a name with her company. The system is characterized by a blend of techniques Falsone developed and perfected over many years in the business. Sue Falsoneís experience includes stints as Head Athletic Coach for the LA Dodgers organization, where she served as the first female Head Athletic Trainer in all of the four most important sports in the United States. She also worked as the Head Athletic Coach for the US Men’s National Soccer team.
Course Objectives
The course wants to achieve the following:
- to allow the students to employ dry needling techniques when treating different orthopedic and sports-related injuries;
- to be able to apply intramuscular stimulation in curing everyday orthopedic and sports-related conditions; as well as master different cupping techniques.
- to better understand both general and respective anatomies of the subject to be able to assure them of their safety as the practitioner is using the technique of dry needling;
- to master secure acupuncture needle handling techniques, and prevent potential blood borne diseases;
- to point out to the practitioner the contraindications and safety measures while using said technique;
After the course is over, the practitioners will manage to put together their new knowledge to treat varying pathologies and issues in sports and orthopedic medicine.
Information Regarding Our Classes
[shaker_image]The events cost $1295, and for every ten people someone registers, they (their facility or department) get registration fees waived for one person. They recommend that the practitioners take a few specific items with them to class: a TENS unit, alligator clamps, and an anatomy book. The lecturers supply the needles for all students to use in class. SFDN has been approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC) to offer continuing education services to licensed Athletic Trainers and is at this moment approving CEUs (Continuing Education Units). In certain fields, CEUs are required for to keep on working in their industry.
Continuing education events certified by ProCert for Physiotherapists are right now offered in the following places and award twenty-six Continuing Education Units: Fargo. As well as mentioned above, National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA BOC) (P10069) provides the ability to get 25 Continuing Education Units, Arizona Physical Therapy Association 2.5 Continuing Education Units, and Georgia Physical Therapy Association 25 CEUs.
Hosting an Event
Physical therapists as well as many other medical professionals who would like to host a class are able to do so after filling out the form and submitting an application on the SFDN’s website. The latest information about cupping, dry needling, and intramuscular stimulation goes into Structure & Function: Dry Needling’s seminars. Sue Falsone combined her competence and expertise gathered at the forefront of the industry, to incorporate dry needling, pain management, differential diagnosis, fascial manipulation, soft tissue mobilization, visceral manipulation, and movement efficacy into the dry needling approach as of now recognized and admired across the US.
Making use of the modern methodology and research enables students to better their knowledge in dealing with various conditions in sports rehabilitation, and also further expand the proficiency of sports medical professionals.
Sign Up For a Class
In order to find out more about dry needling classes offered by Structure & Function: Dry Needling, visit our website and scour the schedule of our seminars here.
You can get in touch with Sue Falsone and her team via the Contact us form on our web page, by phone at (602) 888-1998, or by sending an e-mail, on our Contact page.