[shaker_image]Sue Falsone created her own company, Structure & Function: Dry Needling (SFDN), to teach dry needling to sports professionals. She teaches courses in the US to empower medical professionals. They offer dry needling classes, 25 hours in length, in Edison and other big towns all over the United States. Spanning 3 days, the seminar offers training sessions on using fundamental dry needling techniques on curing a range of acute and serious ailments in athletes.
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Sue Falsone and Dry Needling
In the world of dry needling, an experienced approved health care professional works with dry needles to prick the dermis and stimulate the athlete’s muscles. Sue Falsone, the woman behind the company and Chief Executive Officer of Structure and Function Dry Needling, launched a real-world dry needling approach that is called SFDN, the namesake of her organization! The approach is defined by a blend of techniques Falsone developed and enhanced over several years in the industry. As an original pioneer in her area of expertise, Sue served as Head Athletic Coach for the LA Dodgers, making her the very first female to assume the position of Head Athletic Trainer in the 4 most popular sports in the United States. The the US Men’s National Soccer team also recognized her competence and offered her the role of Head Athletic Trainer.
Curriculum
The objectives of the course are the following:
- to master proper needle handling practices, and prevent potential diseases transferred by blood;
- to get to know both general and individual anatomies of the patient so as to make sure they are safe as the clinician is using the technique of dry needling;
- to successfully use intramuscular stimulation when curing different ortho and sports-related pathologies; and to become proficient when using vacuum therapy techniques.
- to familiarize with the practitioner the contraindications and safeguards when using said technique;
- to teach proper use of dry needling techniques in curing commonplace sports-related ailments;
Upon completion of the course, the participants will be confident enough to put together their newfound abilities to treat varying conditions in sports and orthopedic medicine.
Course Information
[shaker_image]The price for the seminars is $1295, although 1 individual may participate in the class at no charge when their club or facility brings 10 other participants. participants should bring the following things: a book about human anatomy (edition and author not specified), a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation unit, along with alligator clips. Dry needles will be given to all students by the course staff. SFDN is licensed by the Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC) to provide continuing education services to accredited Athletic Trainers and is right now approving CEUs (Continuing Education Units). Continuing Education Units are obligatory by practitioners in various fields to retain their professional licenses.
Continuing education courses certified by ProCert for Physical Therapists are presently available here and award twenty-six Continuing Education Units: Edison. Further, NATA BOC (National Athletic Trainers’ Association) (P10069) offers the ability to earn 25 CEUs, Arizona Physical Therapy Association 2.5 Continuing Education Units, and Georgia Physical Therapy Association 25 Continuing Education Units.
How to Host a Course
If they decide to host a dry needling course, physiotherapists and other medical professionals are able to apply for it. Our dry needling classes offer the newest approach to the science and art of dry needling, as well as intramuscular stimulation and cupping. Sue Falsone combined her knowledge and experience to combine dry needling, pain management, differential diagnosis, fascial manipulation, soft tissue mobilization, visceral manipulation, and movement efficacy to form the dry needling system as of now recognized and praised all over the nation.
In using the SFDN system, apart from increasing the overall foundation of sports medicine skills, sports medical professionals are able to offer their patients better and higher quality treatment.
Contact Us
In order to familiarize yourself with dry needling courses held by SFDN, take a peek at our website and check the schedule of our future seminars here.
Give SFDN a call at (602) 888-1998, or send them an email which can be found at our Contact Page.
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