Course Details

This advanced dry needling course is designed for clinicians with foundational training who want to refine technique, expand to deeper and higher-risk regions, and sharpen clinical decision-making. Emphasis is placed on safety, anatomical precision, and appropriate integration of dry needling into comprehensive plans of care.

For: PTs, OTs, ATCs. Check with your practice act regarding your state’s stance on DN. 

General schedule (individual course iterations may vary- check the schedule carefully before booking)

• Saturday 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

• Sunday 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

CEU: 19 hours

You’ll learn how to:

• Apply advanced dry needling techniques in regions with greater anatomical and neurovascular complexity

• Improve safety and precision when needling deeper musculature and proximity-to-risk structures

• Refine patient selection, dosing, and progression using clinical reasoning rather than protocols

• Integrate dry needling with exercise, manual therapy, and education for more durable outcomes

• Recognize and manage precautions, contraindications, and adverse event risk in advanced applications

• Use case-based reasoning to determine when dry needling is appropriate and when it is not

Discounts are available (student physical therapists, University of Utah employees, UU alumni) - contact us @ pureperformancerehab@gmail.com

Muscles instructed:

Cervical & Deep Neck

• Longus Colli

• Longus Capitis

• Scalenes (Anterior, Middle, Posterior)

• Suboccipital Muscles

• Cervical Multifidus

Thoracic & Rib Region

• Thoracic Multifidus

• Erector Spinae (Iliocostalis, Longissimus)

• Intercostals

Shoulder / Scapular (Advanced Emphasis)

• Subscapularis

• Supraspinatus

• Infraspinatus

• Teres Minor

• Teres Major

• Serratus Anterior

• Latissimus Dorsi

• Rhomboid Major

• Rhomboid Minor

Prerequisites: 2 previous DN courses + 3 months of clinical practice