Dry Needling: A Tool for the Movement System, Course 1 

Home Study

Welcome! Here you will find all your home study content including readings and videos to complete prior to your live training. The content is laid out in 12 steps to easily go through a sequential learning process.

Please reach out via email to [email protected] with any questions you have as you read/view information or technical issues that may arise.

At the course you will receive a bound manual with all presentation material, however a pdf of the Pre-Course material "Pre-Course Handout" is below if you would like to print and take any notes. In addition, there will be an anatomy exam during the course covering all areas of the body. The muscle list for Course 1 & 2 are provided below and you should be able to identify/label each muscle. We recommend using Visible Body or a similar type anatomy atlas. 

​The home study is REQUIRED prior to attending the live training as well as a passing score on the quiz. Additional continuing education credits (7 contact hours) are available with completion of all the home study content, quiz, and course evaluation. Please contact us for any further information. 

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Pre-Course Handout
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PRE-COURSE HOME STUDY
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Step 1: Introduction (5:01)

Step 2: Reading 1 & 2

1. Unverzagt C, Berglund K, Thomas JJ. DRY NEEDLING FOR MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINT PAIN: A CLINICAL COMMENTARY. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2015;10(3):402–418.
Dry Needling for Myofascial Trigger Point Pain: A Clinical Commentary
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2. Dommerholt J, Finnegan M, Hooks T, Chou LW. A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature - July 2018. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2018;22(3):673-684. doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.06.005
A Critical Overview of the Current Myofascial Pain Literature
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Step 3: Brief History of Myofascial Pain & Dry Needling (12:40)

Step 4: Overview of the Hypothetical Constructs of Trigger Points (8:59)

Step 5: Attributes of Trigger Points & Mechanisms of Dry Needling (14:13)

Step 6: Evidence for Dry Needling (7:28)


​Step 7A: Anatomy Review

Please use Visible Body or a similar anatomy atlas to review the origin, insertion, action, and innervation of each listed muscle for both Course 1 & 2. There will be an anatomy exam during the course covering all areas of the body with a required passing score of 80%. This is a clinical anatomy exam so you should be able to at least identify/label each muscle. Anatomy review videos are available at the links below.

Course 1 Anatomy Review: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fxMUY55BHa-_TxA_K9oFIVa9u6cQFl1M?usp=sharing
Course 2 Anatomy Review: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NHledt16JuDJzy-9wszmS-RH9JFgukBg?usp=sharing
Course 1 Muscle List
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Course 2 Muscle List
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​Step 7B: Dry Needling Techniques Preview

Please find links to all the dry needling techniques you will learn throughout Course 1 & 2 below. These are for preview only and you should not practice these techniques until after training! However, we know it's helpful for some to see what you will learn. Save these links for future use during after your course. 

Course 1 Techniques: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15DdklMeJc-bKhapLRyGIRHcfOolcgtHA?usp=sharing
Course 2 Techniques: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jxgLzFFBsez4t-JCMF4k6Qrn6ASj1BFp?usp=sharing

Step 8: Clinical Reasoning and Integration (41.59)

Step 9: Faculty Case Reports (12:11, 12:20, & 9:14)

Please find three faculty cases on the integration of dry needling within a management plan


​Step 10: Supplemental Reading 3, 4, & 5

3. Boyce D, Wempe H, Campbell C, et al. ADVERSE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THERAPEUTIC DRY NEEDLING. Int J Sports Phys Ther.  2020;15(1):103–113.
Adverse Events Associated with Therapeutic Dry Needling
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4. Halle JS, Halle RJ. PERTINENT DRY NEEDLING CONSIDERATIONS FOR MINIMIZING ADVERSE EFFECTS - PART ONE. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2016;11(4):651–662.
Pertinent Dry Needling Considerations for Minimizing Adverse Effects – Part One
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5. Halle JS, Halle RJ. PERTINENT DRY NEEDLING CONSIDERATIONS FOR MINIMIZING ADVERSE EFFECTS - PART TWO. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2016;11(5):810–819.
Pertinent Dry Needling Considerations for Minimizing Adverse Effects – Part Two
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​Step 11: Pre-Course Quiz

A passing score of 80% (20/25) on this quiz is required to receive credit for this home study course. There is no time limit and you are allowed multiple attempts. Questions only include lecture content and not anatomy or techniques.
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Step 12: Course Evaluation

Please complete the following course evaluation. We will provide your certificate after we receive the evaluation and after completion of live training. Thank you for completing the Dry Needling: A Tool for the Movement System, Course 1 Home Study!

Click HERE to be taken to the course evaluation