DN-1: Dry Needling for Craniofacial, Cervicothoracic & Upper Extremity Conditions: an Evidence-Based Approach (Part 1 of the Certification in Dry Needling)
Dates:
Friday, November 20, 2026
Saturday, November 21, 2026
Sunday, November 22, 2026
Location: IRG Physical & Hand Therapy - Bellevue
1200 112th AVE NE
Suite C-186
Bellevue, WA 98004
About:
No prerequisites are needed for this three-day 27-hour dry needling course; however, registrants must be a licensed PT, PTA, ATC, DC, MD, DO, DDS, NP, PA, OT, or acupuncturist in their respective state or country. DPT, DC, or MD students in their final year are also eligible to take DN-1 and DN-2. In addition, PTAs in TX, IL, KY, and AL are permitted to take DN-1 and DN-2. All AAMT dry needling courses run as follows: Friday 12 noon to 8 pm, Saturday 8 am to 6:30 pm, and Sunday 8 am to 3:30 pm. All dry needling courses are approved by the respective State PT Board/Association, BOC (Category A CEUs), APTA, AOTA, TPTA, FPTA, Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine, Florida CE Broker, New Jersey Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (80 hours), and FSBPT (ProCert).
Participants will learn superficial and deep dry needling techniques for the treatment of craniofacial, cervicothoracic and upper extremity musculoskeletal conditions. This course does include, but is not limited to, dry needling of taut bands of muscle (i.e. trigger points) as originally introduced by Travell & Simons. That is, peri-neural dry needling and needle puncture of tendons, ligaments, musculotendinous junctions, teno-osseous junctions, and bone (i.e. “periosteal pecking”) will also be taught as essential components of musculoskeletal needling practice. More specifically, peri-neural and peri-vascular dry needling will be instructed for the purpose of improving microcirculation and disrupting fibrosis in chronic neurogenic pain conditions (e.g. an impacted median nerve in carpal tunnel syndrome). Dry needling is certainly a lot more than sticking needles in trigger points!
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