Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1: Introduction

    • How to use this course

    • Welcome from Sue

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    • Before we begin we would like to ask you a few questions.

    • Disclaimer

    • A note from Sue...

    • Module 1 Objectives

    • Downloadable Transcript used to follow along with the following video

    • Pentamodal Method Introduction

    • Reading: The local twitch response during trigger point dry needling: Is it necessary for successful outcomes?
  • 2

    Module 2: Local Dry Needling

    • Objectives for Local Dry Needling

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    • Local Dry Needling and Pain

    • Reading: Periosteal Electrical Dry Needling as an Adjunct to Exercise and Manual Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial

    • Reading: Biomechanical Response to Acupuncture Needling in Humans

    • Test your knowledge of local dry needling
  • 3

    Module 3: Peri-neural Needling

    • Objectives for Peri-neural DN

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    • Peri-Neural Dry Needling

    • Reading: Effects of Acupuncture Sensations on Transient Heart Rate Reduction and Autonomic Nervous System Function During Acupuncture Stimulation.

    • Test your knowledge of perineural needling
  • 4

    Module 4: Fascial Needling

    • Objectives for Fascial Needling

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    • Fascial Needling

    • Reading: Relationship of acupuncture points and meridians to connective tissue planes.

    • Reading: Fascial neuromodulation: an emerging concept linking acupuncture, fasciology, osteopathy and neuroscience.

    • Test your knowledge of Fascial Needling
  • 5

    Module 5: Primary Passive Trigger Points

    • Objectives for Primary Passive Trigger Points

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    • Primary Passive Trigger points

    • Reading: Electroacupuncture activates corticotrophin-releasing hormone-containing neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalammus to alleviate edema in a rat model of inflammation.

    • Test your learning primary passive trigger points
  • 6

    Module 6: Spinal- Central Stimulation

    • Objectives for Central Stimulation

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    • Central Stimulation

    • Reading: A comparative study of three conservative treatments in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: lumbar spinal stenosis with acupuncture and physical therapy study (LAP study).

    • Test your learning of Central Stimulation

  • 7

    Conclusions

    • Before you go...

    • Course Completion Message

    • Thank You!