Illustrated Deep Dry Needling

Deep Dry Needling of the Head

This illustrated Dry Needling online course covers:

• The clinical presentation of TrPs in head and neck pain syndromes

• Trigger points (TrPs) in headache and orofacial pain populations

• Myofascial TrPs in temporomandibular pain

• Myofascial TrPs in tension-type headache

• Myofascial TrPs in migraine

• Myofascial TrPs in other headaches

Illustration and needling instructions of Dry Needling techniques for the following head muscles are provided:

• Zygomatic muscle

• Lateral muscle

• Pterygoid muscle

• Digastric muscle

• Corrugator supercilii muscle

• Procerus muscle

• Masseter muscle

• Temporalis muscle

Their anatomy, function, innervation and contra-indications for Dry Needling are also included.

This illustrated Dry Needling online course covers: 

• the clinical presentation of TrPs in head and neck pain syndromes

• trigger points (TrPs) in neck pain populations 

Illustration and needling instructions of Dry Needling techniques for the following neck muscles are provided: 

• Trapezius muscle: upper portion

• Levator scapulae muscle

• Sternocleidomastoid muscle

• Splenius capitis muscle

• Splenius cervicis muscle

• Semispinalis capitis and cervicis muscles

• Suboccipital muscles

• Cervical multifidi muscle

• Scalene muscles 

Their anatomy, function, innervation and contra-indications for Dry Needling are also included.

This illustrated Dry Needling online course covers: 

• the clinical relevance of myofascial trigger points in shoulder pain syndromes;

• shoulder pain and movement dysfunction;

• trigger points and range of motion (ROM) restrictions; and

• trigger points. 

Illustration and needling instructions of Dry Needling techniques for the following shoulder muscles are provided: 

• Supraspinatus muscle

• Infraspinatus muscle

• Teres minor muscle

• Subscapularis muscle

• Deltoid muscle

• Teres major muscle

• Pectoralis minor muscle

• Pectoralis major muscle

• Latissimus dorsi muscle

• Biceps brachii muscle long head

• Triceps brachii muscle long head; and Subclavius muscle 

Their anatomy, function, innervation and contra-indications for Dry Needling are also included.

This illustrated Dry Needling online course covers the clinical relevance of trigger points in syndromes related to the thoracic lumbar.

Illustration and needling instructions of Dry Needling techniques for the following thoracic lumbar muscles are provided:

• Clinical relevance of trigger points (TrPs) in syndromes related to the trunk

• Dry needling of the trunk muscles

• Longissimus thoracis muscle

• Iliocostalis thoracis and lumborum muscles

• Thoracic and lumbar multifidus muscles

• Serratus posterior inferior muscle

• Quadratus lumborum Rectus abdominus muscle

• External and internal oblique muscles

Their anatomy, function, innervation and contra-indications for Dry Needling are also included.

This illustrated Dry Needling online course covers the clinical relevance of trigger points in syndromes related to the hip. 

Illustration and needling instructions of Dry Needling techniques for the following hip muscles are provided: 

• Dry needling of the hip muscle

• Gluteus maximus muscle

• Gluteus medius muscle

• Gluteus minimus muscle

• Tenor fascia latae muscle

• Obturator externus muscles

• Quadratus femoris muscle

Their anatomy, function, innervation and contra-indications for Dry Needling are also included.

Introduction to Dynamic Oscillatory Stretching (DOS) for myofascial syndrome are included.

Is it possible to develop trigger points in the pelvic muscles?

Can Dry Needling be utilized for this sensitive and intimate anatomical region?

The mechanism of development of trigger points in the pelvic region will be discussed in this online course. How to apply needling techniques to 13 different pelvic muscles will be illustrated

This online course focuses on Dry Needling therapy and Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) of muscles in the medial thigh.

Illustration and needling instructions of Dry Needling techniques and AIS for the following medial thigh muscles are provided:

• Adductor longus

• Adductor brevis

• Adductor magnus

• Pectineus

• Gracilis

Their anatomy, function, innervation and contra-indications for Dry Needling are also included.

This online course focuses on Dry Needling therapy and Active Isolated Stretching techniques for the anterior thigh muscles. 

Illustration and needling instructions of Dry Needling techniques and AIS for the following anterior thigh muscles are provided: 

• Rectus femoris

• Vastus laterali

• Vastus medialis

• Vastus intermedius

• Genu articularis 

Their anatomy, function, innervation and contra-indications for Dry Needling are also included.

This online course focuses on Dry Needling therapy and Active Isolated Stretching techniques for the posterior thigh muscles.

Illustration and needling instructions of Dry Needling techniques and AIS for the following posterior thigh muscles are provided:

• Deep Dry Needling of the posterior thigh

• Biceps femoris

• Semimembranosus and semitendinosis

• Sartorius

Their anatomy, function, innervation and contra-indications for Dry Needling are also included.