[shaker_image]Structure & Function: Dry Needling is an education company centered on teaching dry needling to physical therapists, hosted by Sue Falsone. She teaches courses all over America to improve the knowledge of sports professionals. They offer a 25 hour dry needling course all over America, with future events in West Valley City. Spanning three days, the course provides lectures on using basic dry needling techniques on handling a range of acute and chronic issues in athletes. Throughout the seminar program, Sue Falsone also teaches cupping and intramuscular electrical stimulation (short: IMS).
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Sue Falsone and Dry Needling
[shaker_image]In the world of dry needling, an experienced licensed health care professional works with dry needles to penetrate the skin and stimulate the professional athlete’s muscles. Sue Falsone, the creator and Chief Executive Officer of SFDN, launched a practical dry needling approach named Structure and Function Dry Needling, which shares a name with her organization! The concept is characterized by a mix of skills Sue Falsone introduced and perfected over the course of several years in the field. Sue Falsone worked as Head Athletic Trainer for the LA Dodgers organization, during which she was the first woman to assume the role of Head Athletic Coach in all of the four major sports in the United States. She also served as the Head Athletic Coach for the United States Men’s National Soccer team.
Objectives
The goal of the course is the following:
- to allow the students to utilize dry needling techniques when treating different ortho and sports-related pathologies;
- to utilize intramuscular stimulation when treating various ortho and sports-related pathologies; as well as excel in the use of vacuum therapy techniques.
- to better understand the surface anatomy of the patient in terms of his safety when handling dry needles;
- to master safe dry needle handling methods, and avoid risk of diseases transferred by blood;
- to be certain the clinician knows of the contraindications and safeguards in in regards to dry needling;
Upon completion of the course, the participants will be able to use their newly found skills, and will be able to successfully use them when treating their athletes.
Class Information
[shaker_image]The courses are priced at $1295, and for every ten people someone registers, they (their sports club or department) get free tuition for 1 person. It is advisable that the practitioners bring a couple of specific things with them to class: a TENS unit (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation), alligator clips, and a human anatomy book. Dry needles will be supplied to everyone by the seminar staff. SFDN is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education services to certified Athletic Trainers and is at this moment in the process of approving CEUs. In some professions, Continuing Education Units are obligatory for to keep on working in their industry.
Presently, these are the places that offer the ability to partake in continuing education courses approved by ProCert for Physiotherapists to earn twenty-six CEUs: West Valley City, Utah. National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA BOC) (P10069) enables the practitioner to get twenty-five CEUs, Arizona Physical Therapy Association two and a half CEUs, and Georgia Physical Therapy Association 25 CEUs.
How to Host a Seminar
[shaker_image]If they want to hold a dry needling course, physiotherapists and other health care experts are able to apply for it. The newest info about dry needling, cupping, and intramuscular stimulation is taught in the classes. The brilliant and highly regarded dry needling approach introduced by Sue Falsone was developed thanks to her few decades of expertise to be an effective mix of dry needling, pain management, differential diagnosis, fascial manipulation, soft tissue mobilization, visceral manipulation, and movement efficacy.
Using the Structure & Function method, apart from expanding the overall foundation of sports rehabilitation skills, clinicians are able to offer their patients better and higher quality treatment.
Sign Up For a Event
To familiarize yourself with dry needling events led by Structure & Function: Dry Needling, take a look at our website and check out the list of our events here.
Phone Structure & Function: Dry Needling at (602) 888-1998, or send them an e-mail which can be found on our Contact Page.