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Master Dry Needling Seminars, Raleigh, NC (2026)

02/17/2026

🌵📍 Phoenix, AZ — Level One is heating up! 🔥

Join Lisa Rigsby, DPT April 17–19 for Master Dry Needling Level One and build the clinical foundation that elevates your rehab game. 💉🧠

This weekend is designed for clinicians who want more than just techniques — we focus on safety, assessment, and clinical reasoning so you can apply dry needling with confidence right away. 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️

✔️ Heavy hands-on lab time
✔️ Evidence-informed framework
✔️ Practical, Monday-ready skills
✔️ Built for serious clinicians

Spots are limited and Phoenix always fills fast ⏳
👉 Register now and secure your seat — link in bio! 🔗✨

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02/13/2026

📍 Dallas area — Level One is landing! ✈️🔥

Join Mitch Hauschildt, ATC April 10–12 for Master Dry Needling Level One and sharpen your clinical edge with an evidence-driven, hands-on weekend. 💉🧠

We break down the fundamentals of dry needling from safety ➝ assessment ➝ application — so you walk away confident and ready to integrate techniques immediately in practice. 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️

✔️ Heavy lab focus
✔️ Clinical reasoning framework
✔️ Techniques you’ll use Monday morning
✔️ Built for serious clinicians

Seats are limited and Dallas courses fill fast ⏳
👉 Register now and secure your spot — link in bio! 🔗✨

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02/10/2026

Systematic review update on dry needling in sport performance and recovery 📚

A PRISMA 2020-guided review synthesized 24 studies (n=580 athletes) spanning 13 sports and both healthy + injured athletic populations. The majority of included cohorts were talent/developmental and national-level competitors, with interventions primarily targeting lower extremity musculature.

Key findings:

Dry needling demonstrated the most consistent effects on pain perception (~69% of studies), with comparatively variable outcomes in strength, activity tolerance, and ROM. Across studies, analgesic response and reductions in perceived muscle stiffness were more reproducible than direct performance enhancement.

Methodologically, most trials used passive or placebo controls, with only 37.5% incorporating active comparators — highlighting an ongoing need for higher-quality comparative effectiveness research.

Important evidence gaps remain:
• Elite / world-class athlete populations • Paralympic sport • Longitudinal outcomes • Underrepresented muscle groups (notably hamstrings) • Mechanistic performance transfer

Clinical interpretation: current literature supports dry needling as a safe adjunct for symptom modulation in sport settings, particularly pain and stiffness management, but performance claims should be interpreted cautiously until stronger longitudinal and elite-athlete data emerge.

This review provides a useful framework for guiding both clinical decision-making and future research priorities in sports medicine.

What do you guys think? Is dry needling an effective modality for sports performance and recovery?

Kużdżał A, Trybulski R, Muracki J, Klich S, Clemente FM, Kawczyński A. Dry Needling in Sports and Sport Recovery: A Systematic Review with an Evidence Gap Map. Sports Med. 2025;55(4):811-844. doi:10.1007/s40279-025-02175-9

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02/06/2026

TAMPA, FL—LET’S GO 🌴🧵
Level 1 Master Dry Needling (MDN) is coming your way with Dr. Pete Friesen!

📍 Tampa, FL
📅 March 27–29
👨‍⚕️ Taught by Dr. Pete Friesen

Lay a strong foundation in dry needling with hands-on labs, clinical decision-making, and techniques you can apply right away in the clinic. Perfect for clinicians ready to level up their skill set and confidence. 🚀

⚠️ Limited spots available
👉 Save your seat now!

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02/06/2026

HOUSTON, TX—WE’RE COMING FOR YOU 🤘🧵
Level 1 Master Dry Needling with Dr. Lisa Rigsby is headed your way!

📍 Houston, TX
📅 March 27–29
👩‍⚕️ Taught by Dr. Lisa Rigsby

Build a rock-solid foundation in dry needling with hands-on instruction, clinical reasoning, and techniques you can use immediately in practice. This course is perfect for clinicians ready to elevate patient outcomes and sharpen their skills. 💥

⚠️ Limited spots available
👉 Register now and secure your seat!

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02/04/2026

A recent systematic review (published 2025) evaluated dry needling as a minimally invasive intervention for temporomandibular disorders (TMD) — and the evidence is hard to ignore 📚

Using PRISMA guidelines, researchers screened 673 studies and included 10 randomized controlled trials with predominantly low risk of bias. Outcomes assessed included VAS/VRS pain scales, EMG activity, mandibular mobility, maximal mouth opening, myofascial trigger point sensitivity, pressure algometry, and tinnitus-related symptom indices 🔬

Across trials, dry needling demonstrated consistent improvements in pain modulation, neuromuscular function, and functional mandibular movement. The literature supports DN not only as a local analgesic intervention, but as a contributor to improved motor control and symptom reduction when integrated with adjunctive therapies 🧠

For clinicians treating cervicofacial myofascial dysfunction and TMD-related pain, this reinforces dry needling as an evidence-supported tool within a comprehensive, multimodal treatment strategy.

Clinical takeaway: targeted DN can positively influence both nociceptive input and functional outcomes in TMD populations ✅

Source: Khayamzadeh M, Razmara F, Tavassoli A. Dry Needling in Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: A Systematic Review. Clin Exp Dent Res. 2025;11(5):e70214. doi:10.1002/cre2.70214

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01/26/2026

📍 Knoxville, TN — we’re coming in hot! 🔥🧠
 Join us March 20–22 for Master Dry Needling Level One and build a rock-solid foundation in one of the most powerful tools in modern rehab. 💉💪

This course is all about the why + how behind dry needling — from safety and clinical reasoning to hands-on techniques you can use immediately with your patients. 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️

✔️ Evidence-informed approach
✔️ Heavy lab time
✔️ Practical takeaways you can use Monday morning

Spots are limited and these courses fill fast ⏳

👉 Register now and lock in your seat — link in bio! 🔗✨

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01/23/2026

📍 Iowa City, IA 📅 March 6–8

Join Mitch Hauschildt, ATC for Master Dry Needling Level One and dive into the basics — and the wonder — of dry needling 🪡✨

This course is your foundation for confident, effective dry needling in clinical practice. Over three immersive days, you’ll learn:
 ✅ Core dry needling principles ✅ Indications, safety, and clinical reasoning ✅ Hands-on techniques you can use immediately ✅ How to elevate patient outcomes from day one

Whether you’re just getting started or looking to sharpen your fundamentals, this course sets the standard for mastery 🔥

🎯 Spots are limited — don’t wait.
 👉 Register now and lock in your seat for Iowa City this March!

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01/20/2026

Achilles tendinopathy is not simply a “tight calf” or an inflammatory problem.
It is a load-related condition characterized by altered tendon structure, impaired force transmission, and persistent pain driven in part by peripheral and central sensitization.

Dry needling can be a valuable adjunct in Achilles rehabilitation—not to “release” the tendon, but to modulate pain and improve the neuromuscular environment surrounding the tendon. By targeting the gastroc–soleus complex and related neuromuscular tissues, dry needling has been shown to influence nociceptive input, local blood flow, and abnormal muscle tone, helping improve tolerance to progressive loading.

When combined with electrical stimulation, these effects may be enhanced. E-stim applied through dry needling needles can provide sustained neuromodulation, improve motor unit recruitment, and reinforce descending inhibitory pathways. This can reduce pain sensitivity and improve the patient’s ability to tolerate and perform tendon-loading exercises—where true tendon adaptation occurs.

Importantly, dry needling with or without e-stim is not a stand-alone treatment. Its role is to create a therapeutic window that allows progressive loading, movement retraining, and sport-specific rehab to be applied more effectively.

When used skillfully and integrated into a comprehensive rehab program, dry needling + e-stim can be a powerful tool for managing chronic and recalcitrant Achilles symptoms.

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01/15/2026

👀 Clinicians, take a look!

Our LAST Level 1 MDN courses this February are coming up February 20–22, and spots are filling fast! 🗓️💉

If you’ve been thinking about starting your Master Dry Needling journey, this is your chance to build a strong foundation in assessment, safety, and effective needling techniques that translate directly to better patient outcomes. 💪

🚨 Don’t miss your opportunity—February is your moment to level up.

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01/09/2026

🎯 Master Dry Needling – Level 1 Certification 🎯
📍 Chicago Area
📅 February 13–15

We’re excited to kick off another Level 1 Master Dry Needling course this February in the Chicago area, led by the outstanding Mitch Hauschildt, ATC! 🙌

Over three immersive days, clinicians will build a strong foundation in dry needling—covering essential theory, safety, anatomy, and hands-on techniques to confidently begin integrating dry needling into clinical practice. 🧠🖐️

This course is perfect for providers ready to elevate patient outcomes, sharpen clinical reasoning, and expand their treatment toolbox. 💉💥

Spots fill fast—don’t miss your chance to learn from one of the best and start your Master Dry Needling journey! 🚀

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01/06/2026

🧠 Sleep disruption is often a pain and nervous system problem — not just a sleep hygiene issue.

Dry needling has been shown to positively influence several factors that directly impact sleep quality, particularly in patients with musculoskeletal pain.

📚 What the evidence suggests:
 Dry needling reduces myofascial trigger point activity and local nociceptive input, which is strongly associated with night pain and frequent awakenings
 Clinical studies in chronic pain populations (including fibromyalgia) demonstrate improvements in sleep quality scores following dry needling interventions
 Reductions in pain, anxiety, and fatigue may reflect improved autonomic balance, supporting a shift toward parasympathetic dominance necessary for restorative sleep

🧩 Clinical takeaway:
 When pain and sustained muscle tone keep the nervous system “on,” sleep quality suffers. Interventions that address peripheral drivers of nociception and muscle tension can meaningfully improve sleep outcomes.

💡 Sleep is a downstream marker of recovery — and dry needling can be one tool to influence it.

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