Dry Needling: A Tool for the Movement System, Course 2

Home Study

Welcome! Here you will find all your home study content including readings and videos to complete prior to your site-based 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 2" is below if you would like to print and take any notes. 

​The home study are 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 post course evaluation. Please contact us for any further information. 

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Pre-Course Handout 2
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PRE-COURSE HOME STUDY
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Step 1: Introduction (10:23)


​Step 2: Dry Needling in Clinical Practice Review (13:43)


​Step 3: Needle Safety, Precautions, Risks & Contraindications Review (24:36 & 1:39)

Cummings M, Ross-Marrs R, Gerwin R. Pneumothorax complication of deep dry needling demonstration. Acupuncture in Medicine 2014;32:517-519. 
Pneumothorax Complication of Deep Dry Needling Demonstration
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Pneumothorax Caused by Dry Needling of Intercostals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWb69O__NiE. Accessed April 10, 2020


​Step 4: Hypothetical Constructs, DN Imaging, and Referrals Patterns (17:42)

Step 5: Evidence for Dry Needling Review (7:28) & Alternate Techniques (12:12)

​Step 6: Brief Overview of Neuroscience of Pain (25:40)


​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. 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 Technique Review/Preview

Please find links to all the dry needling techniques you learned in Course 1 and will learn in Course 2 below. Course 2 techniques 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 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 & Integration (12:04)

Step 9: Faculty Cases (38:16 & 13:46)

Step 10: Supplemental Reading 

Dommerholt J, Thorp JN, Chou LW, Hooks T. A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature - January 2020. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2020 Apr;24(2):213-224
A Critical Overview of the Current Myofascial Pain Literature - January 2020
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Dommerholt J, Chou LW, Finnegan M, Hooks T. A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature - February 2019. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2019 Apr;23(2):295-305
A Critical Overview of the Current Myofascial Pain Literature - February 2020
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Dunning J, Butts R, Henry N, Mourad F, Brannon A, Rodriguez H, Young I, Arias-Buría JL, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C. Electrical dry needling as an adjunct to exercise, manual therapy and ultrasound for plantar fasciitis: A multi-center randomized clinical trial. PLoS One. 2018 Oct 31;13(10)
Electrical Dry Needling as an Adjunct to Exercise, Manual Therapy and Ultrasound for Plantar Fasciitis
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Dunning J, Butts R, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Walsh S, Goult C, Gillett B, Arias-Buria JL, Garcia J, Young IA. Spinal Manipulation and Electrical Dry Needling in Patients With Subacromial Pain Syndrome: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2020 Aug 28:1-46
Spinal Manipulation and Electrical Dry Needling in Patients With Subacromial Pain Syndrome
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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 above readings, 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 2 Home Study!

Click HERE to be taken to the course evaluation