The purpose of the Neurologic Dry Needling for Cranio-Cervical Pain & Dysfunction course is to obtain knowledge and clinical skills necessary to diagnose and treat cranial and cervical soft tissue pain and dysfunction.

The Integrative Dry Needling Specialty Course: Neurologic Dry Needling for Cranio-Cervical Pain and Dysfunction covers:

• 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.
• Adaptable dry needling system that easily adapts to clinical practice and to the specific needs of each patient.
• Neuro- trigger point concept (physiological and biomechanical approach).
• Clinical scenarios of common clinical diagnoses are discussed and dry needling treatment techniques demonstrated and practiced.

1. Integrate the physiological mechanisms of dry needling when developing a treatment plan for a given craniocervical condition.
2. Independently identify a minimum of three peripheral cranio-cervical neuro-trigger points in a given case study.
3. Independently identify and deliver dry needling to each of the three types of craniocervical neuro-trigger points (homeostatic, paravertebral and symptomatic) in a given case study.
4. Discuss and demonstrate the prevention and management of adverse responses to craniocervical dry needling based on OSHA requirements with 100% accuracy during case study.
5. By the conclusion of the course the participant will be able to correctly defend the IDN system for treatment of neuromusculoskeletal pain based on the unique neurology and physiology of neuro-trigger points.
6. Independently integrate the IDN system into the participant’s clinical practice based on the 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.