To obtain knowledge and clinical skills necessary to diagnose and treat soft tissue pelvic pain and dysfunction.

This 16-hour applied-learning course combines interactive lectures and practical hands-on labs. Students participate in several practical sessions, which are intended to provide feedback to students regarding their comprehension of key concepts and techniques.

These practical lab sessions enable students to critically self-evaluate if additional instruction or self- study is needed for clinical practice.

The course Advanced Clinical Integration of the Pelvis, Lumbar, Hips, & Abdomen
will include:

• Dry needling techniques- (80% of the needling technique is virtually pain-free)
  Detailed, tried and tested needling safety techniques and contraindications for dry needling therapy to avoid human error in clinical practice.
• Modifiable dry needling system that easily adapts to clinical practice and to the specific needs of each patient.
• Systemic Homeostatic trigger point concept (physiological and neuromechanical approach).
• Paraspinal trigger point concept (neurosegmental and dermatomal approach).
  Symptomatic trigger point concept (neuromyofascial pain in the pelvic floor, lower abdominal and anterior pelvis).
• Neural entrapment points for clinically relevant pain patterns
• Addresses pudendal and perineal areas discretely without disrobing.

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1. Independently identify each of the three types of trigger points (homeostatic, paravertebral and symptomatic) in a given case study.
2. Independently identify neural entrapment points for clinically relevant pain patterns.
3. Discuss the prevention and management of adverse responses to dry needling based on OSHA requirements with 100% accuracy during case study.
4. Independently apply dry needling treatment safely into neuro-trigger points during lab sessions.
5. Independently evaluate soft tissue dysfunctions relating to a given musculoskeletal condition and pain.
6. Correctly defend the IDN system for treatment of musculoskeletal pain based on the unique neurology and physiology of neuro-trigger points.
7. Independently integrate the IDN system into the participant’s clinical practice in relation to current clinical guidelines.

Prior DN training/experience is required. Your training can be with a different continuing education provider, you do not need to be trained specifically by  IDN.