4405 East-West Highway, Suite 401
Bethesda, MD 20814-4522
Tel: 855.209.1832 / 240.396.6946
Call Hours: M-F 8am-4pm
Fax: 301.656.0664
Email: info@myopainseminars.com
Exciting 2-day evidence-informed hands-on course in canine trigger point management including dry needling
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The Canine Trigger Point Management course (CTPM) will introduce veterinarians and physical therapists to the examination and treatment of myofascial trigger points in dogs. The course will include both manual treatment techniques and dry needling techniques. The class size is limited to 20.
Instructors Dr. Rick Wall and Dr. Jan Dommerholt have been approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards for this course.
Physical Therapists and Registered Veterinary Technicians receive a $200 discount. Please write PT/RVT in the promotion code box at checkout and click apply to receive the discount.
Participants should dress casually and comfortably. Although this is a canine course program, course participants will practice a few basic dry needling treatment techniques on each other prior to working with the dogs.
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Note: Actual times may vary with each program at the discretion of the instructors. Coffee breaks are provided; meals are on your own.
07:30 - 08:00 | Registration |
08:00 - 08:30 | Historical Aspects |
08:30 - 09:00 | Muscle Physiology |
09:00 - 10:30 | Integrated TrP Hypothesis |
10:30 - 10:45 | Questions & Answers |
10:45 - 12:30 | Pain Sciences - I |
12:30 - 01:30 | Lunch Break |
01:30 - 02:30 | Pain Sciences - II |
02:30 - 03:15 | Perpetuating Factors |
03:15 - 03:30 | Questions & Answers |
03:30 - 04:30 | Clinical Cases |
04:40 - 05:30 | Muscle exam and treatment |
07:30 - 08:00 | Registration |
08:00 - 08:30 | Exam Techniques - Theory |
08:30 - 09:00 | Exam Techniques - Practice |
09:00 - 09:30 | Non-Invasive TrP Therapy |
09:30 - 10:30 | TrP Dry Needling - Practice |
10:30 - 10:45 | Questions & Answers |
10:45 - 11:30 | Patient Evaluation - Theory |
11:30 - 12:30 | Patient Evaluation - Practice |
12:30 - 01:30 | Lunch Break |
01:30 - 04:30 | Exam and Tx - Practice |
04:30 - 05:30 | Summary and Conclusion |
The CTPM Program is designed for veterinarians, licensed/registered veterinary technicians, and physical therapists with an interest in canine pain management and rehabilitation.
NOTE: In many US jurisdictions, veterinary dry needling is considered to be solely within the scope of veterinary medicine and by law, veterinary dry needling is not necessarily within the scope of other healthcare providers. Some states allow physical therapists to use dry needling with prior authorization of a licensed veterinarian. Therefore, we recommend checking with your local state boards whether veterinary dry needling is within the scope of practice.
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to
* Describe the key components of the Integrated Trigger Point Hypothesis
* Demonstrate dry needling of 15 different muscles in a dog
* Compare and contrast three basic principles of dry needling and trigger point injections
* Perform four specific muscle and region-specific manual therapy treatments to inactivate trigger points
* Demonstrate proper identification of the three key features of a trigger point
* Demonstrate proper identification of 15 muscles of the canine body by surface anatomy and function
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Recommended Reading: Dommerholt, J & Fernández De Las Peñas, C 2018 Trigger point dry needling; an evidenced and clinical-based approach. Edinburgh, Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. Available at checkout.
Done, SH, Goody, PC, et al. 2009. Color Atlas of Veterinary Anatomy Volume 3; The Dog and Cat, 2nd edition. Edinburgh, Elsevier/Mosby.
The American Association of Veterinary State Boards RACE committee has reviewed and approved the program referenced above as meeting the Standards adopted by the AAVSB.
Program Number: 712-39873
CE Broker Tracking #: 20-749133
Max Veterinary Hours approved: 16.00
Max Veterinary Hours available: 16.00
Max Veterinary Technician Hours approved: 16.00
Max Veterinary Technician Hours available: 16.00
Method of Delivery: Seminar/LectureLab/Wet Lab
RACE Category (ies): Medical Program
4405 East-West Highway, Suite 401
Bethesda, MD 20814-4522
Tel: 855.209.1832 / 240.396.6946
Call Hours: M-F 8am-4pm
Fax: 301.656.0664
Email: info@myopainseminars.com
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.
Clinicians are also eligible to be included if they have completed: