Author: Frank Gargano

Dr. Gargano has 30 years of orthopedic physical therapy experience with the majority of those years as the owner of a successful orthopedic private practice.    In 1999 he became Board Certified in Orthopedics through the American Physical Therapy Association. In 2004, he was the recipient of the Ohio Chapter’s award for outstanding clinical excellence in recognition of his contribution to the practice of Physical Therapy.   Dr. Gargano and Dr. Ma have been working and training together since 2009.   Their varied clinical skills and experiences bring a new perspective to the use of a dry needling for musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. Working side by side in clinical situations they are able to gain new perspectives on combining their treatment philosophies. Together they continue to expand and develop new concepts relating to the Integrative Dry Needling (IDN) Courses. Since 1996, Dr. Gargano has been instructing advanced educational seminars across the US and internationally. He is an Accredited Mulligan Concept Instructor and an International Executive Board member of the Mulligan Concept Teachers Association (MCTA). He utilizes his vast orthopedic background and experiences to demonstrate how manual therapy and dry needling are integrated into clinical practice. "IDN is such an invaluable clinical tool because of the versatility and ease with which it integrates into manual therapy treatments" Dr. Gargano also serves as an expert witness for medical-legal case reviews in the area of rehabilitation.  His professional memberships include the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapists and the Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.