Dry Needling course for Recovery and Regeneration

Who is this course for?

The Dry Needling for Recovery and Regeneration course will provide therapists with a better understanding of how and why to use dry needling for recovery and how it impacts the body’s nervous system.

Dry needling practitioners should take this course if they would like a more comprehensive understanding of how to use dry needling to impact the nervous system and aid in recovery from overtraining.

As a therapist…

You may be working with high level athletes who are training to their max.  The inability to fully recover in between training sessions can hinder an athletes ability to maximize their potential when training.  Being able to help an athlete recover faster, so they can continue to maximize their training benefits, is key.

Even your non-athlete patients suffer from living in an overstimulated state.  Being able to help your patient manage stress, improve sleep, and improve their digestion will improve their ability to heal.  Understanding how to utilize dry needling to help balance their autonomic nervous system can have a huge impact on the overall well-being of your client. 

Are you dealing with patients who experience over-training or under-recovery?

Help your patients recover faster and improve their ability to heal by understanding how to utilize dry needling for recovery.

Do you want to learn ways to improve the results with dry needling?

• Understand how needles impact healing on a local, segmental and systemic level.
• Understand how stimulating certain areas of the body with needles may be able to balance the autonomic nervous system.
• Explore how eastern and western medical philosophies overlap as we apply needles to help combat systemic fatigue and soreness.

Learn about…

• Why athletes need recovery
• Stress interactions from training
• Why dry needling works in recovery
• Components of the Pentamodel method that apply to recovery and regeneration.

Don’t wait!

This course is for you if you are you looking to…

Improve your understanding for WHY we needle for recovery? Module 2 will show you why.

Improve your understanding for HOW we needle for recovery? Module 3 will show you how.

Improve your understanding for WHAT we needle for recovery? Module 4 will show you where.

Your instructor Sue will discuss…

Everything you need to know about the Why, How, and Where to dry needle for recovery and regeneration of your patients.

• Physiological processes within the body that manage pain, inflammation and stress
• Why, where and how to dry needle to improve recovery
• How the nervous system and fascia relate to concepts of dry needling for recovery

Don’t wait!

Learn at your own pace, in your ideal environment!

You’re a busy professional. You need to balance your career, home life and find time to continue your education.

As long as you have Internet access you can access the course from anywhere.

Advance your career in areas of focused study, geared towards your personal learning goals.

Becoming an expert takes time. It takes continuous study and practice. When you gain knowledge you are advancing your professional career. Online learning gives you the opportunity to focus on the skills you need.

Topics that you enjoy.

Select topics that interest you. Topics that you find fascinating. Online distance learning allows you to find topics that might not be available locally.

Learn at your own pace.

Everyone has their own rhythm. Some people only need to hear a lecture once and take perfect notes, while others might need to listen more than once. Online learning gives you the option to repeat a lecture for maximum affect.

Continuing Education Units (CEU) Information

Athletic Trainers:

Structure and Function Education (BOC AP# P10069) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of 2.5 Category A CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program

Physical Therapists:

Texas Physical Therapy Association has approved this course for 2.50 Continuing Competence Unit(s) (CCUs).

Chiropractors:

Structure and Function Education is a PACE Recognized Provider. This course is designated for 2.5 Continuing Education Units. PACE is a division of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, and serves Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming

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Full Course Description

What will you learn as a student in this Course?

• Overtraining and why athletes are in need of recovery.
• Training principles and stress interaction.
• The neural and endocrine complications of overtraining.
• Why dry needling works to help with overtraining.
• The balance and function of the autonomic nervous system.
• How dry needling stimulates the HPA axis. 
• The physiologic effects of needle manipulation.
• How needle manipulation stimulates local, segmental and systemic effects.
• How dry needling distal points can decrease pain.
• Dosing philosophy and practice. 
• The components of the Pentamodel method that apply to recovery and regeneration.
• How to select primary passive trigger points.
• How fascial centers of coordination affect the body.
• The relationship between Fascial points and acupuncture points. 

What’s included in this course?

• Five lessons including, one hour of video
• Four article readings
• Course Completion quiz

Reading materials

All reading materials are downloaded through PubMed free PMC.

• Kreher JB, Schwartz JB. Overtraining syndrome: a practical guide. Sports Health. 2012;4(2):128–138. doi:10.1177/1941738111434406
• Acupuncture Effect and Central Autonomic Regulation.  Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013; 2013: 267959. Published online 2013 May 26. doi: 10.1155/2013/267959. 
• Lin YJ, Kung YY, Kuo WJ, et al. Effect of acupuncture ‘dose’ on modulation of the default mode network of the brain. Acupunct Med. 2016;34(6):425–432. doi:10.1136/acupmed-2016-011071
• Wilke J, Schleip R, Klingler W, Stecco C. The Lumbodorsal Fascia as a Potential Source of Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review. Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:5349620. doi:10.1155/2017/5349620

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