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Dry Needling and Pelvic Health: Pregnancy and Postpartum Considerations

Dry Needling- Pregnancy and Postpartum Considerations

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Price: $995.00
Experience Level: Beginner
Contact Hours: 28

Dry Needling and Pelvic Health: Pregnancy and Postpartum Considerations, is a lab intensive, hybrid course designed with the pelvic health and orthopedic practitioner in mind who treat a perinatal population. This course is an innovative approach to treating the neuromusculoskeletal conditions commonly associated with the pregnancy and postpartum periods. This dry needling course will address physiologic changes that occur during pregnancy, dysfunctions such as pregnancy and postpartum pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, pregnancy-related carpal tunnel syndrome, pregnancy-related plantar fasciitis, labor induced peripheral neuropathy, postural dysfunction, headaches and much more! We will instruct participants in the application of dry needling to the extremities, cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbosacral spine and pelvic floor musculature. This course will provide a comprehensive review of anatomy, a strong emphasis on safety and precautions, ample lab time to optimize dry needling techniques, as well as dialogue surrounding clinical integration and relevant evidence.

Course Eligibility Requirement
The course will only be offered to licensed clinicians and qualified students enrolled in graduate programs in states where dry needling is within the practice act for state licensure.

Prerequisites
All pre-recorded lectures in Teachable for this course must be watched before the Live Component of the course. See the Schedule tab for the current list of pre-recorded videos.

Upon completion of this continuing education course, participants will:

  1. Demonstrate competency with anatomy, palpation and the application of safe and effective dry needling to the muscles covered and will understand indications, contraindications, precautions and possible complications associated with dry needling.
  2. Understand the rationale for selecting dry needling to achieve optimal clinical outcomes using clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice.
  3. Gain a strong appreciation of neuroanatomy and dysfunction in the central and peripheral nervous system as it relates to pelvic health dysfunction.
  4. Practice the application of electrical stimulation with dry needling to the muscles covered and associated neuroanatomical structures to improve identified neuromuscular dysfunction.

NOTE: This in-person course takes place at a single location and is not broadcast remotely.
The timeline below reflects the local time zone where the course is taking place.

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Before Day One
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These video lectures in Teachable must be viewed in-full prior to the course
Total video lecture time: 9.5 hours

1) Foundations + Evolution (60 min)
2) Neurophysiologic Response (42 min)
3) Foundations: Safety and Protection (47 min)
4) Peripartum Physiologic Changes (46 min)
5) Head, Neck + Scapula (67 min)
6) Head, Neck + Scapula Videos (15 min)
7) Trunk Lecture (73 min)
8) Trunk Videos (15 min)
9) Female Pelvic Floor Lecture (64 min)
10) Female Pelvic Floor Videos (15 min)
11) Upper Extremity Lecture (49 min)
12) Upper Extremity Videos (15 min)
13) Lower Extremity Lecture (30 min)
14) Lower Extremity Videos (15 min)

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Day One
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7:15 am - course registration and sign-in
7:20 am - course introductions
7:30 - online didactic review
9:30 - psychomotor skills lab
10:00 - head and neck lecture
10:30 - head and neck technique lab
12:30 - Lunch
1:00 - cervicothoracic and scapula lecture
1:30 - cervicothoracic and scapula technique lab
3:30 - upper extremity lecture
4:00 - upper extremity technique lab
6:00 - adjourn

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Day Two
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7:30 am - clinical integration
8:00 am - female pelvic floor lecture
8:30 - female pelvic floor palpation lab
9:30 - female pelvic floor technique lab
12:30 - lunch
1:00 - trunk lecture
1:30 - trunk palpation lab
2:30 - trunk technique lab
5:30 - clinical integration and course wrap up
6:00 - adjourn

"Every PT would benefit from this course. This was a wonderful, comprehensive look at the neuroanatomy of the entire body and ways to effectively treat it with the use of dry needling. The pre-course work was fantastic, and I plan to re-listen to it to absorb more information. The in-person content was a beautiful review with clinical integration woven throughout. The labs were hands-on, and our class size was perfect to allow for greater help from the teacher. Tina's communication style made the content easy to understand. She delivers complicated neuroanatomy and unique clinical situations in a way that stimulates the practitioner's brain! I had an excellent weekend!"
Sarah Ouren, PT, DPT, PRPC | Dry Needling -Pregnancy & Postpartum Considerations - Waco TX - Dec 9-10 2023