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In prior blog posts I addressed the 3 S’s (symptomatic, segmental, systemic) of the IDN system and now would like to link those with the 3 I’s. Acronyms are being used primarily to improve retention of the important considerations when deciding on the how and why to utilize dry needling in clinical practice. Let me […]
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