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ForwardDry Needling + Pelvic Health Foundational Concepts + Techniques - Online Course
This is for Mayo Clinic Personnel only
Learners will need an Access Code to register.
Shannon Johnson, PT, DPT, Ellie Le Fevre, MS, OT, and Katie Traver, PT, DPT.
Dry Needling and Pelvic Health: Foundational Concepts and Techniques is a lab intensive course designed with the pelvic health practitioner in mind. This course is an innovative approach to treating clients with pelvic floor dysfunction commonly associated with pelvic pain, incontinence, voiding dysfunction and/or sexual pain or dysfunction. This foundational dry needling course will instruct participants in the application of dry needling to female pelvic floor musculature and associated neuroanatomical structures including the anterior/posterior thigh, lumbosacral spine, trunk, pelvis and hip joint complex. This course will provide a comprehensive review of anatomy, a strong emphasis on safety and precautions, ample lab time to optimize dry needling techniques, as well as dialogue surrounding clinical integration and relevant evidence.
Target Audience
The intended audience is occupational therapists and physical therapists.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Recall indications, contraindications, precautions and possible complications, and safety procedures for all reviewed body areas.
- Recall indications, contraindications, precautions and possible complications, and safety procedures for all reviewed body areas.
- Assess scenarios for appropriate patients and muscle targets for effective use of dry needling using evidence based rational to optimize clinical outcomes.
- Assess appropriate clinical scenarios in which electrical stimulation in addition to dry needling to improve identified neuromuscular dysfunction.
- Recognize intervention strategies to minimize pain and optimize participation in meaningful occupations such as voiding and sexual activity.
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
Tina Anderson, MPT, is a physical therapist and educator who received her Master of Science in Physical Therapy in 2001 from Grand Valley State University located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tina holds an additional certification in advanced dry needling. Tina specializes in treating patients with complex neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction including dysfunctions of the pelvic floor. Tina earned her dry needling certification in 2006 and has been teaching dry needling nationwide since 2008. Tina was integral in pioneering dry needling techniques for the pelvic floor and surrounding neuroanatomical structures. She currently owns and operates a private physical therapy practice in Aspen, Colorado and is co-founder and co-CEO of Professional Pelvic Health Consultants (PPHC).
Physical therapy credit:
Sponsored in collaboration with Professional Pelvic Health Consultants (PPHC). Minnesota Physical Therapy Board approval number TBD. This course meets the criteria for 8.50 category I Continuing Education Units per Minnesota Physical Therapy Rules 5601.2400, 5601.2500.
PLEASE NOTE PTs WILL RECEIVE THIS CREDIT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE LIVE COURSE
General credit:
At the conclusion of this conference, participants will be awarded a certificate for up to 8.50 contact hours maximum based on actual contact hours. Please see your state specific requirements for licensure credits.
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Available Credit
- 8.50 Attendance
This course is provided only to Mayo Clinic employees, as a professional development benefit. If the PM&R Education Committee determines the need to cancel or reschedule the course, we will provide as much advanced notice as possible to learners, via internal email.