[shaker_image]Structure & Function: Dry Needling is a training organization focused on introducing the dry needling approach to physiotherapists, hosted by Sue Falsone. She teaches courses all over the US to improve the knowledge of health care professionals. SFDN offers dry needling courses, 25 hours in length, in Glendale and other major towns throughout the United States! Over three days, the class consists of various topics on the essential dry needling methods for treating a number of acute and chronic conditions in athletes. Throughout the lectures, Sue Falsone presents the use of techniques like cupping and intramuscular electrical stimulation (abbreviated: IMS).
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Sue Falsone and Dry Needling
Dry needling, a combination of art and science, is done by a medical professional who uses dry needles to stimulate the athlete’s muscles. Sue Falsone, the woman behind the company and CEO of Structure and Function Dry Needling, launched a hands-on dry needling concept that is called SFDN, which shares a name with her company! This approach is defined by a blend of skills Sue developed and improved over the course of many decades in the field. Sue Falsone worked as Head Athletic Trainer for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, during which she served as the first woman to assume the role of Head Athletic Coach in any of the four most important sports in the United States. She also worked as the Head Athletic Trainer for the United States Men’s National Soccer team.
Course Objectives
The course was designed for the practitioner:
- to teach the practitioners to use dry needling techniques when treating various orthopedic and sports-related pathologies;
- to apply intramuscular stimulation in curing everyday orthopedic and sports-related pathologies; and learn various cupping techniques.
- to comprehend the surface anatomy of the subject in terms of his well-being while handling acupuncture needles;
- to be able to use dry needles in a safe way, as well as adhere to health guidelines and regulations;
- to make certain the practitioner understands the contraindications and precautions in regarding dry needling;
After the course is done, the participants will be able to use their new abilities, and will be able to successfully use them when treating their athletes.
Information Regarding Our Courses
[shaker_image]The classes cost $1295, and when someone signs ten people up, they (their department or club) get free tuition for one individual. It is recommended that the practitioners take a couple of specific items with them: a TENS unit (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation), alligator clips, and a human anatomy book. Dry needles for use in class will be supplied to everyone by the course staff. SFDN has been approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education services to certified Athletic Trainers and is right now approving CEUs. In some professions, CEUs are obligatory for those employed to retain their licenses and continue working in their field.
Presently, these places provide continuing education courses approved by ProCert for Physical Therapists to earn 26 CEUs: Glendale. As well as mentioned above, National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA BOC) (P10069) offers the means to get twenty-five CEUs, Arizona Physical Therapy Association 2.5 CEUs, and Georgia Physical Therapy Association 25 CEUs.
Hosting a Course
Physical therapists and other practitioners who are interested in hosting a course can participate after filling out the form and submitting an application on the Structure & Function: Dry Needling’s web site. The newest research and knowledge of intramuscular stimulation, cupping, and dry needling is contained in our events. Sue Falsone combined her competence and expertise in order to incorporate dry needling, pain management, differential diagnosis, fascial manipulation, soft tissue mobilization, visceral manipulation, and movement efficacy into the dry needling system currently sought after and praised across the United States.
In using the Structure & Function system, aside from increasing the foundation of sports medicine skills, practitioners will be able to enhance the treatment of their athletes and patients.
Contact Us
If you want to get more information about dry needling events by SFDN, visit our web site and check the schedule of our classes here.
You can reach out to Sue Falsone and her team via the Contact us section of our web site, by phone at (602) 888-1998, or by dropping them an email, on our Contact page.
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