Continuous Professional Development Update

Continuous Professional Development Update

Dry Needling - Upper Half of Body

11-13 September, 2015 (9:30am - 6 pm)
Venue: Lecture Hall, 4/F Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road Wanchai Hong Kong

 

Duration of the Course

22.5 hours

 

Course Contents

On this 3-day advanced course participants will learn the diagnosis, physical examination and dry needling and manual trigger point therapy of the most common muscles of the upper half of the body. The course is a hands on course. Participants practice dry needling and manual trigger point therapy among each other. This is a training program with immediate clinical applicability upon completion.

 

Course objectives

Upon completion of the course, participants will ...

  • be able to identify the most common muscles of the upper half of the body by surface anatomy, palpation and by function and know their clinical symptoms and perpetuating factors.
  • be able to identify the features of trigger points by physical examination and apply this knowledge to the most common muscles of the upper half of the body.
  • be able to perform dry needling and manual trigger point therapy for the most common muscles of the upper half of the body.
  • have updated their knowledge about research in the field of the myofascial pain syndrome and trigger points.
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    Speaker

    Daniel Bösch (http://www.dgs.eu.com/en/about-us/team/daniel-boesch.html)

     

    Date and Time

    11-13 September, 2015 (9:30am - 6 pm)

     

    Course Fees

    HKD6,200

     

    CPD Credits

    Physiotherapy Board: 15 points

     

    Enquires

    Please contact cpdntalk@hkccf.org.hk or +852 3998 3222