Todd Hooks, PT, ATC, OCS, SCS, MOMT, MTC, CSCS, CMTPT, NREMT-1, FAAOMPT As a physical therapist in a PT practice heavily focused on manual therapy, including dry needling, I see
In 2013, several individuals were rather upset about the growing interest of many physical therapists in dry needling. The American Physical Therapy Association had just published two Dry Needling Education
Earlier this year, the Healthcare Regulatory Research Institute (HRRI), in partnership with the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapists (FSBPT) and the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO), conducted a
In June 2024, the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners issued a “position statement on dry needling,” in which the Board addressed several questions. In preparation for the position
Ralph Simpson, PT, DPT, OCS, CMPT, CMTPT/DN, LATC When a patient comes to you with complaints of testicular pain, a pelvic cause is typically one of the first potential causes
If you have never worked with dancers, you may not appreciate that working with dancers can be very challenging, whether it involves a 10-year-old, a professional dancer in their prime,
In the past year, researchers from Belmont University and the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia published two papers questioning whether dry needling the lumbar multifidi could put patients at risk
Clinicians are eligible to be listed in the Find a Clinician directory when they complete one of the Myopain Seminars Course Certifications like the entire Dry Needling certification to become a CMTPT-Needling.
The Dry Needling Program (DN)
Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist: CMTPT/DN
The Manual Trigger Point Therapy Program (MTT)
Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist: CMTPT/MTT
The Dry Needling for Occupational Therapists Program (DNOT)
Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist: CMTPT/DN
The Orofacial Dry Needling Program (ODN)
Certified in Orofacial Dry Needling: CMTPT/ODN
The Trigger Point Acupuncture Dry Needling Program
Certified in Trigger Point Acupuncture/Dry Needling: CMTPT/DNAc
Clinicians are also eligible to be included if they have completed:
The Fascial Manipulation® course program (FM 1-3) and passed the FM examinations
The CRAFTA course program (CRAFTA 1-3) and passed the CRAFTA certification examinations
Three of the Eureka Seminars / Myopain Seminars Pelvic Health courses – Pelvic Heath Certified (PHC)
The Functional Fascia Therapeutics (FFT) course (formerly known as Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling or FSN)