iDryNeedle "To the Point"

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!

Every patient and every athlete has a pelvic floor - and it's important! In today's episode, we welcome Lead DN faculty and pelvic specialist Kelly Sammis PT, DPT, OCS to the show to discuss how neuromodulation, specialized care, and how every rehab professional needs to know a little about the pelvic floor.

In this episode, host Paul Killoren PT, DPT covers some of the common DN "scripts" in terms of patient communication. We will touch on how to introduce DN to a patient, some of the therapeutic rationale in patient terms, and the topic of consent. Join us live and throw in your clinical questions, or catch the recording after!

Are dry needling and pain science on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to patient care, or can they complement each other? To help answer this question, we bring in therapeutic neuroscience education and research expert, Dr. Adriaan Louw PT, PhD. Tune in to hear how he thinks an intervention like dry needling and understanding pain and communicating this to patients can co-exist.

What?! Not all PTs believe in DN? ...and some call it outright placebo, theatrics, and BS?

It's a conversation worth having and this episode we invite the perfect guest to the show. Jarod Hall PT, DPT, OCS is one of the more outspoken DN skeptics and frequently lathers up social media with instigatory posts relating to the DN, among other treatments and modalities. As a PT who states he previously utilized DN heavily, let's hear what all the contention is about. WARNING: this will be more than 15 minutes!

Our first guest of 2021 expands the conversation of dry needling into the chiropractic realm as we welcome Aaron Wiegand DC, FIAMA, SFDN to the show. As the founder of ChiroNeedle, Aaron teaches DN with a specific emphasis on how to integrate needling into traditional chiropractic care. How might this be different than how other rehab professionals utilize dry needling? You'll need to tune in to find out.

As we prepare for the next season of iDryNeedle "To the Point" guests, our host Paul Killoren PT, DPT jumps in with one of the hottest topics in the dry needling arena - e-stim! Tune in to hear how you can immediately elevate your dry needling skills with the use of e-stim.

In this clinical short, host Paul Killoren PT, DPT talks through some of the research and clinical aspects of peripheral nerves and dry needling. Specifically, "what happens if I contact a nerve when dry needling?". Everything from what the patient experiences, how to manage a nerve interactions, and some strategies to decrease the risk of insulting a nerve when needling.

In our final episode of 2020, host Paul Killoren PT, DPT welcomes Judy Gelber PT, DPT, OCS, CF-2 to discuss mindset, burnout, and how to thrive as a rehab professional. As founder of educational and mentorship programs through Forward Movement, Judy combines her previous DPT faculty experience with that of a highly skilled clinician, business owner, and coach. We will touch on topics of professional development and success, as well as the challenges many clinicians face regarding burnout and managing business and life. Any healthcare provider needs to hear this message!

In this episode, host Paul Killoren PT, DPT welcomes physical therapist Andreas Olesen who works exclusively with NFL (and NBA) athletes. We will look into the world of pro athletes and see how Andreas has uses dry needling, among other things, with his clients. In a realm where performance and recovery are at a premium, we'll see where dry needling fits!

We're back at it with another incredible guest - Alan Fredendall PT, DPT, CF-2 who is the current COO and faculty member on the Clinical Management of the Fitness Athlete content with Institute of Clinical Excellence. Paul will do his best to cover where DN fits in the puzzle of PT 2.0 and specifically with fitness athletes, as well as how Alan helped built the virtual community of ICE.

Today we welcome national weightlifting competitor and Barbell Rehab faculty - Lauryn Ginsburg PT, DPT, USAW! Our host Paul Killoren PT, DPT will dive into how Lauryn balances her cash pay practice at SportsFit Physical Therapy and her training schedule as a nationally competitive olympic lifter. Whether you manage a weightlifting clientele or are into lifting yourself, this 15 minutes is a must-hear!

We go "big picture" this episode as Paul sits down with one of our industry's most progressive and inspiring minds, Jeff Moore PT, DPT. Bringing in his expertise as CEO of Institute of Clinical Excellence and DPT faculty with South College, our discussion will focus on how "PT has changed" and perhaps most importantly, our trajectory as rehab professionals. If you've ever had the pleasure of spending 5 minutes with Jeff, then you know he will invigorate you as a professional and as a person.

This week we welcome to the show Structure & Function founder, international dry needling industry leader/influencer, and acclaimed author - Sue Falsone PT, MS, SCS, ATC, SCS, CSCS, COMT, RYT! Our discussion will focus on dry needling for athletic recovery and performance, specifically how Sue has incorporated it into her role with several professional sports teams. All in 15 minutes-ish?!

You don't want to miss this episode.

In this episode, Paul welcomes Myopain Seminars faculty and researcher, Dr. Andrew Ball PT, DPT, PhD, CMTPT, PES to discuss his 2019 publication on dry needling safety relative to the femoral nerve. With dry needling, we know safety safety is paramount - so you definitely don't want to miss this 15 minute discussion with Dr. Ball!

In this episode, we talk dry needling and PGA Tour care with guest Dr. Nick Nowicki. Nick is a Chiropractic Sports Physician who specializes in dry needling, Active Release Therapy, and body tempering, among other things. Our "To the Point" host Paul Killoren PT, DPT will do his best to stay under par and keep this clinical discussion to under 15 minutes!

On episode 2, Paul is joined by guest Aaron Castonguay PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS.   We will discuss how Aaron uses dry needling and expertise as a Medical Bike Fitter trained through Specialized® with his cycling clientele. He'll be the first to admit, bike fitting and cyclist management goes far beyond the bike.

In the pilot episode, meet your host Paul Killoren PT, DPT as he introduces this live video podcast series. Then we will cover the iDryNeedle birth story with guest Shannon Long PT, DPT, who has been a part of iDryNeedle since 2017. All in 15 minutes!