ACE Dry needling course

ACE delivers Dry needling courses around Australia and New Zealand on various dates.

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The ACE three-day Dry needling course is the most comprehensive dry needling program available in Australia and New Zealand, covering over 56 muscles across all regions of the body. This course consists of comprehensive pre-course learning material combined with 24 hours of practical dry needling training over three days. Participants will also receive free lifetime access to over six hours of post-course video material to cover all techniques that were taught during the practical training.

This course is designed specifically for allied health professionals, including physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, myotherapists, occupational therapists and remedial therapists.

This course equips you with everything you need to start practicing confidently on patients immediately after completing the course. The program is evidence-informed, meeting the requirements for professional associations, and offers a contemporary approach to dry needling that integrates scientific literature with practical application and sound clinical reasoning. Gain the skills and knowledge needed to deliver safe and effective treatments with confidence.

ACE’s three day dry needling courses are facilitated by ACE’s Senior Educators Shaun Brewster or Bodine Ledden. Both bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the classroom. Following the course, participants will receive free lifetime access to a high quality and detailed video library of all the practical applications taught in the course.

Learning outcomes:

• Exploration of myofascial trigger points: Discuss the neurophysiological mechanisms associated with myofascial trigger points and their clinical symptoms and signs.
• Mechanisms of trigger point dry needling: Investigate and discuss the proposed evidence informed mechanisms of action for trigger point dry needling.
• Literature review: Synthesize and critically discuss the scientific literature relating to myofascial pain, trigger points and dry needling.
• Peripheral and central sensitisation mechanisms: Explore the mechanisms of peripheral and central sensitisation, including widespread myofascial pain syndrome.
• Safety and hygiene procedures: Apply appropriate safety and hygiene procedures during dry needling practice.
• Cautions and contraindications for dry needling: Discuss the cautions, contraindications, and potential adverse events related to dry needling.
• Informed consent for dry needling: Effectively provide the relevant information and obtain informed consent from patients prior to performing dry needling.
• Dry needling application: Perform myofascial dry needling across all regions of the body with a high degree of safety, skill and competence.
• Confidence in needling anatomically higher-risk areas: Needle anatomically higher-risk areas with confidence, guided by expert instruction. Employ clinical justification and patient centred reasoning in the process for selecting each needling location.
• Clinical reasoning for dry needling: Understand and apply clinical reasoning for the incorporation of dry needling into a treatment plan, including recognizing common referred pain locations and mechanisms of injury. Additionally, utilise clinical reasoning to determine when dry needling is not indicated for use.
• Contemporary view of pain: Integrate dry needling treatment with a modern integrative approach to pain science, education, manual therapy and exercise.
• Musculoskeletal and neurovascular anatomy application: Apply thorough knowledge of musculoskeletal and neurovascular anatomy to all body regions in preparation for dry needling.
• Enhanced anatomical understanding: Improve anatomical understanding and palpation skills by utilizing 3D anatomy software, detailed student notes and presenter led exercises.
• Practical palpation: Improve palpation skills of key bony landmarks, muscles and neurovascular structures.
• Dry needling stimulation techniques: Perform a range of dry needling stimulation techniques to elicit appropriate and effective patient responses.
• Dosage: Discuss and apply a clinically reasoned approach to dry needling dosage in the context of treatment planning and design.
• Management of adverse events: Establish strategies for managing potential adverse events associated with dry needling.
• Case study and group discussion: Engage in case study analysis and group discussion to consolidate learning and apply knowledge in practical scenarios.

ACE has a dedicated student support officer who is available to support participants in the lead up to the course as the work through the online pre-course program, and also after the course.

Advanced Clinical Education is dedicated to providing a learning experience second to none, and to providing outstanding ongoing support.

Super Early Bird, Early Bird and Standard ticket prices are available, depending on the date you register.

All the details can be found here https://advancedclinicaled.com/courses/dry-needling-course/   *scroll to the bottom to see the course locations and dates.

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