Dry Needling Level 1: Foundations

Level I gives you everything you need to bring dry needling into your everyday practice safely, confidently, and effectively. Built on current evidence, this course pairs detailed anatomy with the clinical reasoning that makes dry needling such a powerful therapeutic tool. You'll learn not just how to needle, but when, where, and why, so every treatment decision is grounded in clinical relevance and guided by your patient's outcomes.

Before the hands-on weekend, a comprehensive online curriculum builds your theoretical foundation through extensive modules, quizzes, technique videos, and resources designed to deepen your learning. Guided clinical case studies connect each technique to real patient presentations. You'll arrive prepared, so your in-person time can focus on what matters most: developing your hands-on skills.

Over this two-day intensive, you'll put the safety principles, precautions, and contraindications that guide every insertion into practice through extensive hands-on work under instructor guidance. You'll develop precise needle placement across the core regions you'll treat from day one: the upper and lower extremities, plus the cervical and lumbar spine. You'll also learn to integrate electrical stimulation as an adjunct to enhance treatment outcomes.

You'll leave the weekend not just trained, but ready to start needling with your patients on Monday, with the clinical reasoning to make every treatment count. This is where knowledge becomes skill.