Level I Course Description: Foundations
Elevate Dry Needling Level I: Foundations, instructs technical proficiency in clinical dry needling principles for client care. Emphasis is placed on safe application of using needles in practice, as well as in-depth discussion on the clinical reasoning and methodology behind what makes dry needling such a powerful tool.
Anatomy, precautions/contraindications, and the skilled aspect of needling are taught in our 2-day intensive course. Integration on the use of electrical stim with needling, as well as on current updated research on dry needling will be outlined. This course covers multiple areas of the body, including upper and lower peripheral extremities as well as spinal needling of the cervical and lumbar vertebral zones. (Thoracic spine covered in Level II: Advanced).
Prerequisites
-The Introduction course is our entry level course. No prior dry needling experience is needed.
-Participants must be fully registered their respective governing body and have professional liability insurance.
-This course is open to any clinician where dry needling falls within their scope of practice of their regulatory college as a PT, DC, AT, NP or MD.
-With two 9-hour lab days, this course qualifies for 18 contact hours.
Course cost $1275