iDryNeedle "To the Point"

We kick off a new weekly series of episodes with one of the founding fathers of dry needling in the the US, Jan Dommerholt. Tune in to hear his thoughts on e-stim and how things have changes since he first began needling in the 1980s.

Today we welcome Ron Pavkovich to the show to discuss dry needling education in the US and his new venture, AOPT Seminars. Hear his thoughts on the current DN landscape in the US, similarities and differences among DN educators in the US, and his AOPT Seminars DN philosophy. 

Dancing reels with pelvic anatomy, 'seggs' tips, and role play - all to create a platform and discuss a topic many previously considered a 'faux pas'. The drive behind the Empower Your Pelvis duo isn't to be insta-famous, but to start the conversation on pelvic health. So let's have the conversation. Hear what they have to say on this week's episode!

In this episode, we sit down with @drjess_thedpt to discuss how she uses DN to help her patients and Instagram to boost her private pay PT practice. All in 20 minutes!

In our first 'To the Point' episode of 2022, we invite the "fittest healthcare provider on earth" Kelly Benfey PT, DPT to the show to discuss her practice at Onward Milwaukee, life as an elite CrossFit competitor, and of course...a little dry needling. 

On this episode, we dive into the debate surrounding dry needling versus acupuncture with Scott Richardson DAOM. It is a heated topic with high professional friction that filters into national association politics, and state legislation, all the way into local communities. Today we start the conversation with a respectful discussion touching on some of the specific aspects of the DN v acupuncture debate. 

Today we discuss dry needling in the context of education. Starting with where DN fits in modern day DPT education, then transitioning to post-professional continuing education - and there is no better guest to approach this topic from all sides than Lindsey Hughey PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT. As a private pay clinician herself, as well as core faculty with South College DPT and lead faculty with Institute of Clinical Excellence, Lindsey dives into the climate of DN in today's professional education tiers.

FORE! This week we hit the links and discuss golf, rehab, and dry needling with Lindsay Becker PT, DPT, SCS, CGFI-M3 of Buckeye Performance Golf. Tune in to hear how to increase your driving distance...or maybe how she uses DN in her specialized golf rehab and performance practice.

We're heading inside the octagon with this week's guest - Krystyna 'TK' Mosher PT, DPT. As an amateur Muay Thai competitor herself, TK's practice specializes in managing combat athletes. Tune in to hear how dry needling is used in one of the fastest growing sporting populations in the world!

Batter up! As we kick off another great line-up of "To the Point" guests for the summer of 2021 - we invite PT and MLB specialist, Nick Thurlow PT, DPT to the show. Nick works with athletes from all 30 MLB organizations, numerous D1 and high school programs, as he specializes in rehab for baseball athletes from youth to professional. Tune in to hear how the "baseball guru" approaches rehab, recovery, and performance with his clientele - and where dry needling fits!