[shaker_image]Sue Falsone started her own business, Structure & Function: Dry Needling, to introduce dry needling to medical professionals. She coordinates courses throughout the United States to develop the proficiency of sports professionals. SFDN offers dry needling courses, 25 hrs in length, in Springfield, Missouri and other major cities across the United States! Over three days, the seminar consists of different topics on the basic dry needling methods for treating various acute and chronic ailments in athletes. Throughout the class, Sue Falsone describes the use of intramuscular electrical stimulation (short: IMS) and cupping.
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About Sue Falsone and Dry Needling
[shaker_image]Dry needling, a blend of art and science, is done by a physical therapist who uses his knowledge of dry needles to stimulate the professional athlete’s muscles. Sue Falsone, the creator and CEO of Structure and Function Dry Needling, developed a hands-on dry needling approach called Structure and Function Dry Needling, which shares a name with her organization! The system is characterized by a blend of techniques Falsone combined and perfected in the course of a couple of years in the business. As an original leader in her field of expertise, Sue served as Head Athletic Trainer for the LA Dodgers, which made her the first female to assume the role of Head Athletic Trainer in the four most important sports in America. The the US Men’s National Soccer team also recognized her skills and gave her the job of Head Athletic Trainer.
Objectives and Curriculum of the Class
The purpose of the course is:
- to understand secure dry needle handling techniques, and prevent exposure to diseases transmitted by blood;
- to get to know both general and individual anatomies of the subject in order to ensure their well-being while practicing dry needling on them;
- to employ intramuscular stimulation when treating various orthopedic and sports-related problems; as well as excel in the knowledge of cupping techniques.
- to acquaint with the health professional the contraindications and safeguards for using said technique;
- to teach the students to employ dry needling techniques when addressing various orthopedic and sports-related injuries;
After the course is over, the participants will manage to combine their new knowledge in order to cure varying pathologies and issues in orthopedic and sports medicine.
Class Info
[shaker_image]The seminars cost $1295, and when someone signs ten people up, they (their club or department) get registration fees waived for 1 person. course participants should bring the following items: an anatomy book (edition and author unspecified), a TENS device, along with alligator clips. Dry needles will be given to everyone by the class staff. SFDN has been approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC) to offer services of continuing education to accredited Athletic Trainers and is currently in the process of approving CEUs (Continuing Education Units). CEUs are obligatory by practitioners in different fields to maintain their professional licenses.
Continuing education activities approved by ProCert for Physiotherapists are right now available here for twenty-six CEUs: Springfield, Missouri. National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA BOC) (P10069) enables the student to get 25 CEUs, Arizona Physical Therapy Association 2.5 Continuing Education Units, and Georgia Physical Therapy Association 25 Continuing Education Units.
Hosting a Course
[shaker_image]Physiotherapists as well as many other clinicians who are interested in hosting a course are able to do so after they fill out the form and submit an application. Our dry needling events provide the modern knowledge in the science of dry needling, and also intramuscular stimulation and cupping. Sue Falsone brought forth her competence and experience gathered at the highest levels in her field, in order to combine pain management, dry needling, fascial manipulation, visceral manipulation, movement efficiency, soft tissue mobilization, and differential diagnosis to make the dry needling system currently recognized and praised all over America.
Using the SFDN approach, apart from expanding the overall base of sports therapy knowledge, sports medical professionals will know how to better the treatment of their patients.
Contact Us
Go to SFDN’s webpage in case you want to find out more information about our events; on our Courses Page.
Give Structure & Function: Dry Needling a call at (602) 888-1998, or send them an email which can be found at our Contact Page.