Structure & Function: Dry Needling
[shaker_image]Structure & Function: Dry Needling (SFDN) is a training organization focused on teaching dry needling to physical therapists, hosted by Sue Falsone. She coordinates classes throughout the United States to develop the skills of sports professionals. Structure & Function: Dry Needling offers a twenty-five hour dry needling class across America, with future events in Worcester, Massachusetts! Over 3 days, the seminar is comprised of various topics on the essential dry needling methods for treating all sorts of acute and chronic ailments in athletes. Throughout the seminar, Sue Falsone presents how to use intramuscular electrical stimulation (abbreviated: IMS) and cupping.
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Sue Falsone and Dry Needling
[shaker_image]Dry needling, as a combination of skill and art, is performed by an expert medical professional who uses his knowledge of acupuncture needles to stimulate the professional athlete’s muscles. Sue Falsone, the woman behind the company and CEO of Structure and Function Dry Needling, started a real-world dry needling system named Structure and Function Dry Needling, which shares a name with her company! In the course of the decade in the business, Falsone acquired an incredible amount of expertise which she used to develop her dry needling system. As a true pioneer in her area of expertise, Sue was Head Athletic Trainer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, which made her the very first woman in the position of Head Athletic Coach in the 4 major sports in the US. The the United States Men’s National Soccer team also saw her skills and offered her the role of Head Athletic Trainer.
Curriculum
The course wants to achieve the following:
- to use dry needling techniques in addressing prevalent sports-related ailments;
- to utilize intramuscular stimulation in curing everyday ortho and sports-related problems; and also learn various cupping techniques.
- to understand the anatomy of the subject in terms of his well-being while using acupuncture needles;
- to understand secure acupuncture needle usage methods, and avoid risk of blood borne diseases;
- to acquaint with the health professional the contraindications and precautions for using said technique;
After the course is over, the practitioners will be able to use their newly found abilities, and will be able to use them with success when treating their athletes.
Information Regarding Our Course
[shaker_image]The classes cost $1295, and when someone signs ten people up, they (their department or club) get free tuition for one individual. Students ought to bring these three items: an anatomy book (edition and author unspecified), a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation device, as well as alligator clamps. Dry needles will be made available to everyone by the course staff. As well as approving Continued Education Units (CEUs) for their courses, SFDN is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to accredited Athletic Trainers. CEUs are required by those employed in various fields to retain their work licenses.
Presently, the following cities offer continuing education events approved by ProCert for Physical Therapists to get twenty-six CEUs: Worcester. National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA BOC) (P10069) offers the student to get twenty-five Continuing Education Units, Arizona Physical Therapy Association 2.5 Continuing Education Units, and Georgia Physical Therapy Association twenty-five CEUs.
Hosting a Seminar
If they decide to host a dry needling course, physical therapists and other medical experts are able to sign up to do so. Our dry needling events offer the modern techniques and methods in the art of dry needling, and also intramuscular stimulation and cupping. The award winning and esteemed dry needling approach started by Sue Falsone was developed thanks to her years of hard work in order to be an effective mix of pain management, dry needling, fascial manipulation, visceral manipulation, movement efficiency, soft tissue mobilization, and differential diagnosis.
Utilizing the newest methodology and research enables health care professionals to better their skill in curing different ailments in athletes’ recovery, and also expand the general skills of health care professionals in sport.
Contact Us
If you want to get more information about dry needling courses held by Structure & Function: Dry Needling, take a peek at our web site and check out the list of our courses.
You may reach out to Sue Falsone and her team by using the Contact us section of our web page, telephone at (602) 888-1998, or by sending an email, as stated here on our Contact page.