BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:166@club-physio.com DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20170804T130000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20170806T150000 DTSTAMP:20170315T060511Z URL:https://club-physio.com/courses/dry-needling-course-level-1-gaborone/ SUMMARY:DRY NEEDLING COURSE LEVEL 1\; Gaborone\, Botswana DESCRIPTION:[spoiler title='Important Information']\nDRY NEEDLING COURSE\;  LEVEL 1\; Gaborone\, Botswana\; 4-6 August 2017\nCourse times\; 1pm - 7 pm day 1 and 9am - 5pm days 2 &\; 3\nThis Dry Needling Level 1 course w ill be accredited in South Africa.\n\n[/spoiler]\n\n[spoiler title='More I nfo']\nWhy Dry Needling?\nDry Needling (DN) is a skilled intervention that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlyin g myofascial trigger points\, muscular\, and connective tissues for the ma nagement of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairments.\nDN is use d to treat dysfunctions in skeletal muscle\, fascia and connective tissue and diminish persistent peripheral nociceptive input and reduce or restore impairments of function leading to improved activity and participation. T he physiological basis for DN depends upon the targeted tissue and treatme nt objectives. The treatment of myofascial trigger points ( TrPs) has a di fferent physiological basis than treatment of excessive muscle tension\, s car tissue\, fascia\, and connective tissues. TrPs are hyperirritable spot s within a taut band of contractured skeletal muscle fibres that produce l ocal and/or referred pain when stimulated.\n\nTrPs are divided into active and latent TrPs dependent upon the degree of irritability. Active TrPs ar e spontaneously painful\, while latent TrPs are only painful when stimulat ed. TrPs are physiological contractures\, characterized by local ischemia and hypoxia\, local and referred pain and altered muscle activation patter ns. TrPs activate muscle nociceptors and are peripheral sources of persist ent nociceptive input\, thus contributing to the development of peripheral and central sensitization.\n\nDN can be divided into deep and superficial DN. Deep DN has been shown to inactivate TrPs by eliciting local twitch r esponses (LTR) which are modulated by the central nervous system. A LTR is a spinal cord reflex that is characterized by an involuntary contraction of the contractured taut band\, which can be elicited by a snapping palpat ion or penetration with a needle. The LTR has been shown to be associated with alleviation and mitigation of spontaneous electrical activity or moto r endplate noise\; a reduction of the concentration of numerous nociceptiv e\, inflammatory\, and immune system related chemicals and relaxation of t he taut band.\n\nDeep DN of TrPs is associated with reduced local and refe rred pain\, improved range of motion and decreased TrP irritability both l ocally and more remotely. DN normalizes the chemical milieu and pH of skel etal muscle and restores local circulation. Superficial DN is thought to a ctivate mechanoreceptors coupled to slow conducting unmyelinated C fibre a fferents\, and indirectly\, stimulate the anterior cingular cortex. Superf icial DN may also be mediated through stimulation of A delta fibres\, or v ia stretching of fibroblasts in connective tissue. Superficial DN is assoc iated with reduced local and referred pain and improved range of motion.\n \nDN may be incorporated into a treatment plan when myofascial TrPs are pr esent\, which may lead to impairments in posture\, pain and functional lim itations. TrPs are sources of persistent peripheral nociceptive input and their inactivation is consistent with current pain management insights DN also is indicated with restrictions in range of motion due to contractured muscle fibres or taut bands\, or other soft tissue restrictions\, such as fascial adhesions or scar tissue. TrPs have been identified in numerous d iagnoses and can treat radiculopathies\, joint dysfunction\, disk patholog y\, tendinopathies\, cranio-mandibular dysfunction\, headaches and migrain es\, tension-type headaches\, carpal tunnel syndrome\, computer-related or repetitive strain disorders\, whiplash associated injury\, spinal dysfunc tion\, pelvic pain\, post-herpetic neuralgia\, complex regional pain syndr omes\, sports injuries\, nocturnal cramps and other relatively uncommon di sorders.\n\nIf you are a soft tissue therapist and DN is in your scope of practice\, then is it time for you to learn this amazing new technique to help your patients and clients overcome their pain and dysfunction.\n\nFor more information about Dry Needling\, click here.\nA Club Physio Dry Need ling Courses registration includes:\n• All supplies needed for the cours e as needles\, tissues\n• Coloured and illustrated course manual\n• Te a and Coffee on each day\n• Certificate of attendance in a digital form\ n• One free premium listing of your practice on our website\nPlease note :\nDry Needling courses are for healthcare therapists / professionals (cli nical physiotherapists (PT's)\, chiropractors (DC's)\, osteopaths (DO's)\, podiatrists\, soft tissue and manual therapists\, kinesiologists\, doctor s\, nurses\, medical specialists and acupuncturists) for whom dry needling is within your scope of practice and you are legally permitted to needle in your registered country / state. No minimum dry needling or previous ac upuncture experience required but presumed anatomy\, advanced palpation sk ills and clinical expertise is expected due to the advanced nature and in depth structure of our DN courses. Professional indemnity insurance as per your professional body is also a pre-requisite.\nSome sqorts / rehab / ma ssage therapists can apply subject to scope of practice with your professi onal organization\, theoretical and practical experience and having profes sional indemnity insurance.\nIf you are not sure whether DN falls within y our scope of practice\, ask your professional organization or you can emai l us here. \n[/spoiler]\n\n[spoiler title='How to book for this course?'] \nHow To Book This Course:\n• Step 1: Create an account\; register your details here or click on the 'Members Area' button on the top menu: we nee d your details in order to reserve your seat and email you the preliminary materials for the course - ps\; please note that registering your details does not book you onto the course - you need to follow step 2 below.\n\n • Step 2: Book your place\; Once you have registered your details\, come back to this course webpage to submit your booking below and choose your payment method\; to book\, click on the Submit button below.\n\n• Step 3: Choose and make your payment method below\; Payment by Bank Transfer: I f you wish to pay via a bank transfer\, simply follow the payment details on the proforma invoice that has been emailed to you now that you have mad e your booking. Payment by PayPal or Credit Card: Click the Buy Now" Payp al button above to pay via PayPal or Credit Card. You are now booked and w ill receive a confirmation email shortly!\n\n[/spoiler]\n\n[spoiler title= 'Course Times']\nView the course times:\n\n 1pm - 7pm day 1 and 9am - 5pm days 2 &\; 3\n\n[/spoiler]\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://club-physio.com/wp-content/uploads/image s.png CATEGORIES:Dry Needling Courses,Dry Needling Level 1 Courses,Southern Africa Courses LOCATION:Gaborone\, Unit 1\, Plot 51569\, Gaborone\, Botswana X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Unit 1\, Plot 51569\, Gabor one\, Botswana;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Gaborone:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Johannesburg X-LIC-LOCATION:Africa/Johannesburg BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20160804T130000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:SAST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR