Dry Needling
A Powerful, Adjunctive Tool for the Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapist
Master the art and science of dry needling with NAIOMT's comprehensive courses. Learn proper technique, safety protocols, and clinical reasoning to effectively integrate dry needling into your orthopaedic manual therapy practice.
Why Choose NAIOMT Dry Needling?
Dry Needling (DN) is a powerful, adjunctive tool for the orthopaedic manual physical therapist. Understanding the genesis of myofascial pain, applicable pain science, the mechanisms of DN, application to orthopaedic diagnoses, and the proper historical context is crucial to understanding the theory of DN.
Clinical Reasoning Focus
When not placed in the context of a thorough subjective history, a comprehensive neuromusculoskeletal examination, and appropriate differential diagnosis, it can be challenging to identify the most appropriate patients. Our course bridges this gap.
Safety First
With concerns about complications from the invasive nature of dry needling, ample lab time is spent on surface anatomy and palpation to ensure accurate location of relevant regional anatomy and safety of technique.
Case-Based Learning
Our case-based clinical reasoning approach to DN helps clinicians seamlessly integrate this tool into clinical practice, whether you're new to dry needling or looking to improve your technique.
Evidence-Based Science
Understand the mechanisms of dry needling, pain science, and the genesis of myofascial pain based on current research and best practices in manual therapy.
Extensive Hands-On Practice
Generous lab time ensures you master proper technique through guided practice and real-time feedback from experienced clinicians who use dry needling daily.
CEU Credit
Earn continuing education credits while developing valuable clinical skills. NAIOMT is an approved provider through the TPTA with variable hours depending on your state requirements.
S-910, S-911 & S-916: Lower & Upper Quadrant & Advanced Dry Needling
A comprehensive approach to trigger point dry needling integrated with clinical reasoning.
This course is designed to bridge the gap between DN theory to how this tool can be integrated into clinical practice seamlessly by presenting a case-based clinical reasoning approach to DN in order to:
- Provide first time exposure and education to clinicians on DN
- Review and improve effective technique with clinicians currently utilizing DN
- Ensure accurate location of relevant regional anatomy
- Emphasize safety of technique through extensive lab practice
Approximate Hours: Variable depending on state requirements
Expert Instructors
Gary Kearns, PT, DPT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT
Three Course Options
S-910: Lower Quadrant (LQ) Dry Needling
S-911: Upper Quadrant (UQ) Dry Needling
S-916: Advanced Dry Needling
Lab-Intensive Format
Extensive hands-on practice with surface anatomy, palpation, and safe needling technique
Upcoming Dry Needling Courses
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S-910 Lower Quadrant Dry Needling
Dry Needling (DN) is a powerful, adjunctive tool for the orthopaedic manual physical therapist. This course is designed... View Full Course Description
S-911 Upper Quadrant Dry Needling
Dry Needling (DN) is a powerful adjunctive tool for the orthopaedic manual physical therapist. This course integrates DN... View Full Course Description
S-911 Upper Quadrant Dry Needling
Dry Needling (DN) is a powerful adjunctive tool for the orthopaedic manual physical therapist. This course integrates DN... View Full Course Description
S-911 Upper Quadrant Dry Needling
Dry Needling (DN) is a powerful adjunctive tool for the orthopaedic manual physical therapist. This course integrates DN... View Full Course Description
S-910 Lower Quadrant Dry Needling
Dry Needling (DN) is a powerful, adjunctive tool for the orthopaedic manual physical therapist. This course is designed... View Full Course Description
Meet Your Instructors
Learn from experienced clinicians who integrate dry needling into their daily practice
Gary Kearns
PT, DPT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT
Gary Kearns is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with board certification as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS). He is a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT) and Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT).
Gary has extensive experience in orthopedic manual therapy and dry needling, bringing clinical expertise and evidence-based practice to his teaching. He specializes in integrating dry needling with comprehensive manual therapy assessment and treatment.
The Trigger Point Dry Needling course exceeded my expectations. The instructors were passionate and experienced, and the course content was both informative and practical. The course has improved my clinical reasoning skills and I'm confident in my ability to use dry needling as an effective treatment modality.
NAIOMT, LLC.
NAIOMT, LLC. is a private physical therapist-owned organization dedicated to achieving the highest standards of clinical practice for manual physical therapists.
NAIOMT specializes in a flexible teaching program, which seeks to promote the utilization of safe, effective and efficient manual physical therapy management of musculoskeletal dysfunction. It further seeks an environment that is conducive to the application of a reasoned approach to manual physical therapy through critical inquiry and the creation of new knowledge and skills based on scientific study and dissemination of that knowledge.
ACOMPTE Accredited Fellowship
Our fellowship program meets the highest standards in orthopedic manual physical therapy education.
ABPTRFE Accredited Residencies
Orthopedic and Sports residency programs preparing you for board certification.
COMT Certification
Demonstrate your expertise with our Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist credential.
Expert Faculty
Learn from practicing clinicians who are leaders in manual therapy research and education.
Your Complete Pathway to Mastery in Physical Therapy
NAIOMT provides a complete, seamless post-professional education pathway for physical therapists wanting to become experts in clinical reasoning. From individual courses to certification programs, residency, and fellowship—we help manual physical therapists achieve the highest standards of clinical practice.
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