MedSport Continuing Education

• Muscle Energy Technique is one of the most effective and valuable manual techniques for the identification and correction of somatic asymmetry and hypomobility. These techniques can be used immediately to find and correct the causes of all types of pain. These are not cover up procedures, but rather techniques that cure the problem with dramatic results.
• Unlike manipulative techniques, MET works via evidence-based neuropsychology using the muscle spindles to release tight muscles and decrease tone and excitability, thus restoring the bones and joints to normal mobility and returning them to symmetrical, smooth function.
• Due to the hands-on nature of this course, class size is limited to assure a very high-quality educational experience.
• Loose, baggy sweatpants or athletic shorts required for lab. 

• Describe the basic concepts of muscles as they relate to the somatic dysfunctions. 
• Apply the overwhelming advantages of MET vs. Manipulation. 
• Assess spindle structures as well as its neuro-faciliatory functions.
• Examine by palpating a “barrier” and understand the physiologic significance.  
• Identify gait/stance asymmetries as they relate to somatic dysfunction  

This two-day course involves a mix of theory, demonstration, and hands-on practice. Actual evaluation and treatments will be performed by each participant using the methods learned. Plenty of time is allotted for hands-on practice as well as questions and discussion. 

This is an introductory skills acquisition course covering the basics of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM). Participants will receive hands-on instruction in the appropriate use of IASTM, through a lab-focused teaching format. This course first addresses the science behind the myofascial system and myofascial dysfunction, the history and science of IASTM, and the current body of IASTM research. Participants will then learn IASTM instrument anatomy, basic IASTM strokes including how to target specific soft tissue regions and dysfunctions, and relevant IASTM treatment parameters & variables with a focus on clinical rationale to support the overall treatment strategy.

This program has been planned and implemented in accordance with the requirements and policies of the Board of Certification for Athletic Trainer (BOC) through the joint sponsorship of University of Michigan Health MedSport and Hawk Grips.  U-M Health MedSport is approved by the BOC, APTA-MI and AOTA to provide continuing education for Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapists Assistants, Occupational Therapists and Occupational Assistants.

At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:

• Review the current science behind the myofascial system and myofascial dysfunction
• Understand the anatomy of different IASTM instruments and IASTM treatment considerations
• Recognize common IASTM treatment variables and techniques
• Demonstrate preferred IASTM treatment strokes and the use of different instruments for specific body regions

Sports Medicine Emergency Management utilizes a “walk, jog, run” approach to educations.  Advanced Sports Trauma Management (TM) (ASTM) is conducted as four module hybrid course including online and in-person elements along with didactic and hands-on components. 

WALK

You will receive pre-study material delivered in a virtual format to be completed at your own pace. This allows you to rewind and review the material that you aren’t comfortable with.  This content is regularly updated and includes a wide range of industry experts.

JOG

After the pre-study material is completed, faculty members from SMEM will provide on-site hands-on competency-based skills training sessions to allow you to practically apply the material you received in the pre-course study material.  This allows you to ask specific questions and be able to practice in a low stress facilitated environment.

RUN

Now that the pre-course material has been reviewed and you have been guided through individual skills training, it is time to put everything together with scenario-based practical skills simulations. Each scenario is based on ACTUAL real-world events and is accompanied by a video of the scenario occurring.  This allows the course registrant a realistic idea of what you are walking into. 

Additionally, SMEM utilizes a high fidelity mannequin which provides real-time feedback and allow students to perform a wide range of interventions. 

The ASTM (TM) course is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC) to offering education for athletic trainers (up to 19 Category – A CEUs) and is approved by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) Sports Physical Therapy Council to satisfy the Acute Management of Injury & Illness (AMII) requirement for the Sports Certified Specialist (SCS) credential.

This program has been planned and implemented in accordance with the requirements and policies of the Board of Certification for Athletic Trainer (BOC) through the joint sponsorship of University of Michigan Health MedSport and Sports Medicine Emergency Management (SMEM). U-M Health MedSport is approved by the BOC and APTA-MI to provide continuing education for Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists and Physical Therapists Assistants. 

• Identify and demonstrate the role of an athletic trainer within the interdisciplinary healthcare team to improve patient outcomes.
• Identify the role(s), characteristics, indications, contraindications, and precautions for managing the entire scene by relating critical interventions with scientific background for improved patient survival & implementing appropriate management techniques and agents in the prehospital setting.
• Demonstrate the proper sequence and implementation of critical decision-making skills.
• Demonstrate effective skills related to emergency care, including, but not limited to, CPR, AED, emergency airway management & ventilation, orthopedic injury management, head injury & cervical spine injury management, truncal trauma, medical emergencies (e.g. diabetic, asthma, anaphylaxis, abdominal injury, etc.), and/or mental health crisis management.
• Describe techniques for implementing various emergency skills within the realm of athletic training settings.

This comprehensive 3-day foundation course equips participants with the essential knowledge, safety protocols, and clinical skills required to effectively assess and deliver dry needling treatments for painful neuromuscular conditions.  Unlike other programs that separate the body into upper and lower regions, requiring multiple courses, our approach enable you to treat the entire body after one course.

Our system is built on the principles of Neurological Dry Needling, emphasizing soft tissue needling techniques that aim to normalize neurogenic inflammation, improve microcirculation, and reduce tissue guarding.  We utilize a peripheral nerve mapping model, which provides a logical and systematic approach, allowing practitioners to needle not just the muscles, the entire neurological system.

Purpose will practice a variety of needling techniques, including superficial needling, rotation, and pistoning, with a focus on the proper indications for each.  Our approach targets all sensory-innervated structures, such as tendons and ligaments, while integrating electrical nerve stimulation.  This comprehensive approach ensures a broad range of safe and effective treatment options for clinical application.

This program has been planned and implemented in accordance with the requirements and policies of the Board of Certification for Athletic Trainer (BOC) through the joint sponsorship of University of Michigan Health MedSport and Integrative Dry Needling. U-M Health MedSport is approved by the BOC and APTA-MI to provide continuing education for Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists and Physical Therapists Assistants. 

1. Correctly identify and apply proper precautions related to blood borne pathogens related to the clinical practice of dry needling therapy from the course pre-reading.
2. Independently identify and apply dry needling to each of the three types of trigger points (homeostatic, paravertebral and symptomatic) in a given case study.
3. Integrate the physiological mechanisms of needling when developing a treatment plan for a given musculoskeletal condition.
4. Discuss the prevention and management of adverse responses to dry needling based on OSHA requirements with 100% accuracy during case study.
5. Independently apply dry needling treatment safely into musculoskeletal neuro-trigger points during lab sessions.
6. Independently evaluate and treat soft tissue and neurogenic dysfunctions relating to a given neuromusculoskeletal condition
7. Correctly defend the IDN system for treatment of musculoskeletal pain based on the unique neurology and physiology of neuro-trigger points.
8. Independently integrate the IDN system into the participant’s physical therapy practice in relation to current clinical guidelines.

Day One

• 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
  • Lecture 1: Introduction of concept, physiological mechanisms of dry needling; peripheral and central mechanisms; specific and non-specific mechanisms.
• 9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
  • Break
• 9:45 – 10:30 a.m.
  • Safety Lecture: (Adverse Reactions, OSHA guidelines, Precaution)
• 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
  • Lab: Safe needling handling, insertion and manipulation techniques
• 11:15 – 12:00 p.m.
  • Lecture 2: Neuroanatomy of neuro-trigger points; Homeostatic
• 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
  • Lunch break
• 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
  • Lab: Surface anatomy of neuro-trigger points lower/upper extremity
• 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
  • Lab: Quantitative Sensory Analysis
• 3:45 – 4:45 p.m.            
  • Needling Lab-1”: Deep Radial (1), Superficial Radial (12), Lateral               Antebrachial Cutaneous (9).
• 4:45 – 6:00 p.m.            
  • Lab: Surface anatomy of neuro-trigger points head, cervical and trunk

Day Two

• 8:00 – 10:30 a.m.         
  • Needling Lag-3”: Needling of 5 points in the hip. Iliopsoas/pectineus/adductor/Inferior Gluteal (16), Superior Cluneal (14). Break on your own.
• 10:30 -12:30 p.m.        
  • Needling Lab-2”: (2:2 Rule) – Lumbar to include Posterior cutaneous of L2 & L5, Suprascapular (8) (infraspinatus) Latissimus Dorsi, Lateral Pectoral (17) with Pectoralis-horizontal needling.
• 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.        
  • Lunch break
• 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.            
  • Needling Lab-1”: (1:1 Rule) – Dorsal Scapular (13), Posterior Cutaneous of T6 (21), T7 (20), Abdominals.
• 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.            
  • Craniofacial Pain and Dysfunction: Needling Lab ½”: Face and head – Supraorbital (23), Infraorbital (19), Masseter, Temporalis (horizontal needling) Suprahyoids, Greater Auricular (2)
  • Spinal Accessory (3)
  • Electrical nerve stimulation (ENS) demonstration and lab
  • Special needling techniques: Twitching/Pistoning, Needle Rotation, Tenting
• 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.            
  • Needling Lab: Lower Extremity: ITB (18), Lateral Popliteal (11), Saphenous (4), Common Fibular (24), Sural (10, Tibial (6), Deep Fibular (5)

Day Three

• 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.         
  • Cervical Needling Lecture and Lab: Sternocleidomastoid, Greater Occipital (7), Posterior Cervical-Paravertebrals, Suboccipitals.
• 10:00 – 12:30 p.m.      
  • Case Applications: Shoulder (supraspinatus) needling (muscular, musculotendinous, subacromial approach):
• 12:30 – 1:00 p.m.         
  • Working Lunch
• 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.            
  • Administrative Discussion: Consent to treat, political and legislative issues effecting practice, marketing, and final details of providing dry needling in your clinic.
• 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.            
  • Written test and Case studies as a group
• 2:45 – End                       
  • Practical Examinations

If you need to cancel your course registration two weeks or more before the start of the course, your registration fee will be refunded minus a 6% administrative fee secondary to transaction fees that we incur. OR you can transfer your registration to another course at no additional fee as long as the other course is within a 6-month time frame from the date of the original course for which you registered.

No refunds will be provided if the cancellation is within 2 weeks of the course date. OR you can transfer your registration to another course at no additional fee as long as the other course is within a 6-month time frame from the date of the original course for which you registered. Transfers are limited to 1 transfer per registration.  

No refunds or transfers will be issued for ‘no shows’ at the course, nor for cancellation any time after the course start date.

No refunds or transfers will be issued if a participant begins the course and is not able to complete it for any reason.

IDN nor host facility are responsible for any reimbursement of expenses the participant may have incurred.

The Integrative Dry Needling Institute reserves the right to cancel the course for circumstances beyond its control. In the unlikely event that this should occur, your tuition fee will be returned in full; however, the Integrative Dry Needling Institute will not be responsible for nonrefundable airline tickets, hotel reservations, or any other travel or personal expenses incurred by the registrant. The Integrative Dry Needling Institute will make every attempt to contact you as soon as possible in the event a course must be canceled.

For questions or to cancel your registration contact IDN at: [email protected].

MedSport does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, military status, sexual orientation or age. MedSport is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in all aspects of its continuing education activities. Participants who have special needs are encouraged to contact program organizers so that all reasonable efforts to accommodate these needs can be made