This is a physiotherapeutic technique that is spreading rapidly due to its effectiveness and resolution.

 

In Brazil it is still little known, but it is gaining more and more followers.

Dry Needling has been developed since 1940 through the studies of Dr. Janet Travell and was later improved by scientists such as Dr. Karel Lewit and Dr. Chang Gun.

Dr. Janet Travel, who is known as the “mother of knowledge about Myofascial Trigger Point”, in the United States, originally began her studies and clinical practice of this technique that she herself named “Dry Needling”, using hypodermic needles in the treatment of Trigger Points, with no analogy to Acupuncture or TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine). Only over time did other researchers begin to make this analogy.

Goals

• Know the different lines of thought within the treatment of the neurodynamic system;

• Assess the condition of neural tissue and its repercussions on the musculoskeletal system;

• Diagnose and differentiate the main neurodynamic changes;

• Master and execute techniques within the concept of neurodynamics;

• Prescribe therapeutic exercises based on neuroscience;

• Use neurodynamic techniques to treat musculoskeletal disorders, in clinical and sporting settings;

• Use active and passive treatments in a clear and well-defined way, with classic maneuvers and their variations, as well as the way to intervene in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients;

• Integrate the neurodynamic approach with the combination of manual techniques, exercises and self-management within your current clinical practice.

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Justification
The great difference of Functional Neurodynamics, as established by Michael Shadlock in 1995, is its action on the relationships between the mechanics and physiology of the nervous system, through a diagnostic approach and systematic and progressive treatment.

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The concept presents a diagnostic system at different levels, according to the patient's status and progressive techniques aimed at the physiology and/or mechanics of the nervous system, also according to the stage of treatment (acute or chronic), enabling integration between therapy manual and functional exercise, based on neuroscience and evidence-based practice.