Dry Needling 3: Advanced Course (Oct 02 - 05, 2026)

Dry Needling 3: Advanced Course is organized by Myopain Seminars and will be held from Oct 02 - 05, 2026 at Myopain Seminars - Corporate Office, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.

Description:
The DN-3 Advanced course features an in-depth study of the hand muscles, several lower extremity and foot muscles, select craniofacial and craniomandibular muscles, the scalenes, and the longus colli muscles. Students will review the anatomy, function, and dry needling techniques for each muscle.

The Advanced dry needling course will equip clinicians with the highest level of clinical proficiency in managing patients with myofascial pain. Completion of the DN-3 course fulfills the Florida requirement of the 25 supervised therapy sessions. During the DN-3 course, students will treat their fellow clinicians under the supervision of our qualified instructors. After all, we all have our aches and pains; this course offers students the opportunity to be treated, in addition to getting a great education!

Several states require 46 to 54 hours of dry needling education to use dry needling in clinical practice, leading some students to believe that attending the DN-3 course is unnecessary. In one of our blogs, we explain the clinical and legal considerations that support clinicians in completing the entire dry needling certification program.

Dry Needling 3: Advanced is the third course in a three-course series by Myopain Seminars to attain certification as a Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist - Dry Needling (CMTPT/DN). The third day of this course includes a comprehensive theoretical and practical examination. To pass, students must achieve a score of 70% on a multiple-choice exam and demonstrate competency in dry needling. Physical therapists licensed in Tennessee must achieve a passing score of 80%. The instructor-to-student ratio is a minimum of 1:12, and additional examiners are brought in to assist with the practical examination.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss three indications for dry needling of the longus colli muscle.
• Discuss three different dry needling techniques for needling the intrinsic hand muscles.
• Name at least four anatomical structures to avoid when needling the scalene muscles
• Demonstrate three different dry needling approaches for the lateral pterygoid muscle
• Compare and contrast three differences between dry needling of the adductor pollicis and the adductor hallucis
• Name three differences and similarities between superficial dry needling, intramuscular stimulation (Gunn) and Fu’s subcutaneous