Dry needling - Top 30 Muscles (basic course)
This three-day introductory course covers the foundations of Dry Needling, myofascial pain syndrome, trigger points and the clinical highlights of dry needling. It is a hands-on course. Participants practice Dry Needling of the Top 30 muscles under consistent supervision with each other.
Description
Taal scholing: Engels - Geaccrediteerd register algemeen - Kwaliteitshuis (SKF en KRF): 18 punten
This three-day introductory course covers the foundations of Dry Needling, myofascial pain syndrome, trigger points and the clinical highlights of dry needling. It is a hands-on course. Participants practice Dry Needling of the Top 30 muscles under consistent supervision with each other.
Omschrijving scholing
Program Day 1
- Introduction
- Basics of Dry Needling:
Clinical diagnostic criteria and aetiology of MTrP’s, definitions of terms, historical aspects.
Indications, contraindications and possible side effects of Dry Needling.
Theoretical and practical basics of Dry Needling, hygiene, forms of Dry Needling, mechanisms and effects of Dry Needling, practice of safe Dry Needling Treatment strategies.
- Theory and practical exercises: Anatomy in vivo and treatment techniques of the shoulder
Program Day 2
- Overview of research in the field of the Myofascial Pain Syndrome
- Treatment management and practical examples
- Theory and practical exercises: Anatomy in vivo and treatment techniques of the shoulder and neck, the upper extremities and the trunk
Program Day 3
- Questions, answers, practical examples and clinical implementations
- Theory and practical exercises:
- Anatomy in vivo and treatment techniques of the head and trunk and the lower extremities
Leerdoelen
Upon completion of the course, participants will ...:
- understand the basic scientific backgrounds of the myofascial pain syndrome and of trigger points.
- be able to identify the Top 30 muscles by surface anatomy, palpation and function. They will also
understand their clinical symptoms and perpetuating factors. - be able to identify the features of trigger points by physical examination and apply this knowledge to the Top 30 muscles.
- understand the specific indications and contraindications of Dry Needling.
- have the ability to apply the safety rules for Dry Needling.
- be able to perform Dry Needling of the Top 30 muscles.
- understand the possible side effects and complications of Dry Needling and will be able to react
appropriately.
Top 30 Muscles
1. Infraspinatus Muscle
2. Teres Minor Muscle
3. Subscapularis Muscle
4. Pectoralis Major Muscle
5. Deltoid Muscle
6. Teres Major Muscle
7. Triceps Brachii Muscle
8. Anconeus Muscle
9. Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Muscle
10. Brachioradialis Muscle
11. Extensor Digitorum Muscle
12. Adductor Pollicis Muscle
13. Trapezius Muscle – Upper Part
14. Trapezius Muscle – Middle and Lower Part
15. Rhomboideus Muscle
16. Scalene Muscles
17. Levator Scapulae Muscle
18. Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
19. Longissimus and Iliocostalis Muscles
20. Masseter Muscle
21. Temporalis Muscle
22. Lateral Pterygoid Muscle
23. Gluteus Medius & Gluteus Minimus Muscle
24. Quadratus Lumborum Muscle
25. Iliopsoas and Iliacus Muscles
26. Pectineus Muscle
27. Vastus Medialis Muscle
28. Vastus Lateralis Muscle
29. Gastrocnemius Muscle
30. Soleus Muscle