Frank Gargano
Instructor
Joined: Feb 14, 2020
Last seen: Dec 24, 2025
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RE: Needling around varicose veins

Hey Hong, You can needle around them with a small gauge and short-length needles to reduce inflammation but care must be taken not to directly needle ...

5 years ago
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RE: Scleroderma

I have not reviewed research related to the effectiveness of DN with Scleroderma- This does not mean it does not exist I just I have no experience in ...

6 years ago
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RE: PT Dry Neddling an OT Patient

No, from a clinical perspective I would not needle a patient that was not formally evaluated for the appropriateness, and safety of DN. From the b...

6 years ago
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RE: eloquis and dry needling

Sorry missed this one. I have been needling those patients for years without issue but this is something that if you have concern I would speak direc...

7 years ago
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RE: IDN and Bell's Palsy

Yes, i have been treating Bell's Palsy for years and results are honestly mixed. We go over needling of the facial nerve in the Advanced course with ...

7 years ago
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RE: Typical number of needles to use

Hi Phil, On day one up to 10 needles max is the guideline we use to assess patient tolerance and response. After that I would go back to your pre rea...

7 years ago
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RE: Cervical needling post radiation

I do not know if you are Advanced trained or not but needling the anterior points as described in the Advanced is important. Certainly the SCM is saf...

7 years ago
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RE: Plantar Fascia

That is a pretty open question to answer and more info is needed. Was there a trauma to the plantar foot, overuse, chronic, are there other medical co...

7 years ago
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RE: Dry needling in pediatrics: idiopathic toe walker

Sorry, I have not had experience treating that and I am not aware of any research that addresses that specific issue. I will open that up to the foru...

7 years ago
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RE: Explaining location of homeostatic points

We go over the development of the neurotrigger points in the foundation and that is expanded in the advanced class from a neuroanatomical standpoint b...

7 years ago
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RE: Dry Needling into SI joint space?

In the Advanced course we do discuss Medial cluneal nerves and they can mimic SIJ pain. Aoti describes an entrapped Medial cluneal that is differenti...

8 years ago
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