CPD Health Courses

Dr Pablo Herrero PhD is a Physiotherapist from Zaragoza, Spain. He teaches dry needling at under-graduate (San Jorge University) and post-graduate levels around the world. He has developed the DNHS® (Dry Needling technique for Hypertonia and Spasticity) a Dry Needling technique which he has been expanded to different countries all through the world. Presently, Dr. Herrero is Vice-Dean of the Physiotherapy Degree Course and Director of the iPhysio Research Group at San Jorge University, Zaragoza.

Professor Ian Harris, author of Surgery, the Ultimate Placebo explains how commonly performed operations can be found to be useless or even harmful when properly evaluated. That these claims come from an experienced, practising orthopaedic surgeon who has performed many of these operations himself, makes the unsettling argument particularly compelling.

Dr Dawn Sandalcidi PT, (Board Certified Biofeedback-Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction) specializes in: pelvic muscle dysfunction (incontinence and pain), orthopedic manual therapy, and TMJ treatment. She is the leading expert in the field of paediatric incontinence in physical therapy. She has trained medical professionals in manual therapy since 1992 both nationally and internationally. Dawn has actively been treating patients for the past 32 years and owns a private practice in Denver, Colorado, Dawn has been published in the Journal of Urologic Nursing, the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, Journal of the Section of Women’s Health and the Journal of International Association of Orofacial Myology.

I recently spoke to Dr Larry Steinbeck who is a Physical Therapist from the United States. He teaches Fascial Manipulation Technique will bring you up to date with everything you need to know about the latest in Fascia.

I was delighted to speak with such a highly respected & published researcher because we are going to learn so much from this interview. Dr Saleet Jafri  works at George mason University in the Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Fairfax, VA. He serves as Department Chair and Acting Director for the Krasnow Institute & teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the Department of Molecular Neurosciences and Program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. He conducts research using mathematical models in the areas of cardiovascular physiology, cell signaling, cell energetics, and biochemical reaction networks. He  has the longest CV I have ever read! It’s 51 pages long.

Find out why by listening to Dr Carel Bron (Physiotherapist)

Evidence Based vs Evidence Informed, Diagnosis by probability & the latest about Pain.

Headaches are so prevalent, they're a big part of our practices, with an average of around 96% lifetime prevalence in our Society. Dr. Cesar Fernandez de las Penas has contributed much to our understanding of this important presentation, including an excellent book: Tension-Type and Cervicogenic Headache: Pathopsysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.

Last month I was very lucky to be able to talk to Professor Helene Langevin, Professor in residence at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and a visiting Professor at the University of Vermont in the USA.Listen to this fascinating podcast & see what the Professor has to say about these topics:The connection between connective tissue stiffness & the risk of cancerPeople with lower back pain have thicker connective tissueTreating an inversion sprains of the ankle using Dry Needling TherapyNeedle grasp is caused by connective tissue not muscle fibres

Listen to Professor Orlando Mayoral talking about the extraordinary research he’s carried out on patients that had a knee arthroplasty procedure & how he tested the ability of Dry Needling to help these patients.We’ll dissect his research & break it down so we can all understand what it means for us as Dry Needling Therapists.Have you ever read a research paper or even a conclusion & still couldn’t work out whether the findings were relevant, important or even valid? Do you know what these terms mean: P value, standard deviation, confidence intervals, sensitivity, specificity, mean, mode &medians? If you don’t, you should. Any practitioner who wants to provide the best care possible to their patients MUST know how to read research papers & be able to understand the relevance to their practice.Dr Graham Taylor is going to make things really easy for us when trying to understand Medical Statistics. He will only speak in PLAIN ENGLISH. So, you’ll walk away with a good basic understanding of what’s important to know as a clinician & what should be left to the experts.

APA, CAA, Osteopathy Australia & AAMT accredited Dry Needling Introductory course now includes upper Trapezius. Dry Needling therapy is a very effective tool for any Physio, Chiro, Osteo and Remedial Massage Therapist treating muscle tension, sports injuries & pain. It releases myofascial trigger points without having to rub or knead muscles; saving your hands, fingers & thumbs. Save time & money by completing your Dry Needling theory online today. Then join us on the practical course... 

APA, CAA, Osteopathy Australia, IRMA & AAMT accredited Dry Needling Advanced Course. Building on your existing knowledge & practice, Dry Needling Advanced takes you to the next step in discovering the benefits of dry needling techniques. This course is designed to build your confidence, enhance your existing skills and allow you to treat more conditions & presentations in your clinic. Having learned how to treat individual muscle trigger zones, Dry Needling Advanced focuses on treating the most common musculoskeletal conditions that you see in private practice. 

For more than 20 years Paul owned & operated multiple successful health clinics around Australia. He sold up & decided to share his knowledge & business experience with other health professionals who want to learn the secrets of creating life long clients, hiring & retaining professional staff members, working on your business rather than in it & ultimately how to build a business that becomes an asset for you & your family. Whether you’re an employee, contractor or health clinic owner, you’ll find Paul great to listen to & learn from.  

The Complete Consultation is an online business coaching program for all health practitioners who want to generate more referrals & build a busy practice using proven strategies. Whether you’re a new graduate, associate or practice owner, you’ll find this online business coaching program invaluable... 

Did you know that Private Health Funds can randomly audit your clinic and ask to see your patient records, appointment details and claims history at anytime? And that over 50% of practitioners FAIL the audit? If you want to know how to pass the audit process with flying colours, you need to listen to the Private Health Fund Compliance program... 

CPD Health Courses talks to Dry Needling expert Dr Jan Dommerholt. Dr Jan Dommerholt has co-authored an excellent book, Trigger Point Dry Needling: An Evidence Based Approach. He has also authored nearly 60 book chapters & over 80 articles on myofascial pain, fibromyalgia, complex regional pain syndrome, andperforming arts physical therapy.He prepares a quarterly literature review column on myofascial pain for the Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain & has worked & trained with the pioneers of Myofascial Trigger points: Dr Janet Travell & Dr David Simons.