This course is beyond great! For the following reasons:
• All proposed procedures easily incorporated into existing physical therapist practice styles and directing how to process systematically into treatment.
• Provide tools to predict diagnostic and prognostic category for each patient
• Explains mechanism of Dry Needling in the very practical way.
• It was confirming the need for classification for System Diagnostics and not individualizes pathology at the initial patient evaluation
Bob Ladner ,PT, DPT

"Absolutely fantastic. I left the course very, very excited. Very realistic expectations set -not a course that pretend everyone and everything will be cured". Stuart Fife, PT, DPT, Atlanta, GA

This has been the most practical and educational course that I ever have had a pleasure to attend. I feel that systematic approach of Dr Ma is exactly what I was looking for.I feel empowered as a clinician and it will impact my PT practice significantly” Joseph Dugan, PT

Dr. Yun-tao Ma's experience, patience and clarity in teaching are amazing, stimulating, and eye opening. Karen Wyss, PT, DPT, Indiana

Letter below is from our student, from Feb 27, 2010. I consider it as invitation to discussion.Mila Ma

I wanted to thank you both for the great teaching and the introduction of an incredible method. I have so much good outcomes with your needles techniques and concepts. It's certainly one of the best method for pain management, and to take your words a real 'missing link' in the practice of physical therapy and pain management. It's so effective for headaches, post-MVA, trigger points and so much more.

I love the fact that I can use homeostatic points to treat painful areas that cannot be needled directly, specialy in very painful low back pain or in case ofcentral senzitization and neuropathic pain symptoms. It's unfortunate that needles are underexploited in managing central senzitization and neuropathic pain symptoms, I think it has incredible potential.

Treating with your approach also made me much better at understanding and differentiating tissue pathology from pain. Your method of needling demands us to question ourselves about what we are treating, pain and/or tissue damage. Needle lesions can address both problems stunningly. Furthermore, it helps us to make a better judgement about the patient's pain experience, we become better at separating pain from tissue damage.

I could talk to you for so long about how important this takes now in my practice, it doesn't replace active rehabilitation, but it's most probably the best passive modality for pain management. I would still argue that it should be presented equally as a non specific and a very specific intervention.

but don't get me wrong, the non-specific aspect is VERY important(which is deeply missing in trigger point dry needling courses) and makes my needling techniques roughly 50% to 70% more effective, and permits to treat more conditions. So congratulation for the teachings and the book, can't wait for part 2 and the second book !

Merci beaucoup :) Olivier Portelance Hudon, PT, Canada

In my field, athletes are always looking to gain a competitive edge.

In the past, they relied on incomplete methodologies for athletic enhancement. Therefore, Big Thinkers make big things happen. For us, this Big Thinker provided the clinician with a scientifically proven reference manual demonstrating Advance Dry Needling Techniques which gives detail guidance for enhancing the neuromuscular, musculoskeletal and physiological systems of the elite , professional and recreational athlete.

Who’s this Big Thinker? Well….. Wait no longer….It’s my friend and mentor Dr. Yun-Tao Ma.  Dr. Ma’s course and book for Advance Dry Needling for Sports Medicine provides a scientific approach for Physicians , Therapists and Acupuncturists aspiring to achieving optimal balance and maximize athletic performance.

Dr Ma’s book provides a simple, detailed and proven process for detecting and correcting soft tissue dysfunction, preventing chronic sports injuries and maintaining homeostasis by utilizing Advance Dry Needling Techniques to de-stress the musculoskeletal system.

Dr. Ma gets the nervous system firing, the clinician excited and make the athlete say “WOW” after receiving his Advance Dry Needling Therapy. After 10 years of working as a personal performance enhancement doctor, Dr. Ma’s course and book taught me how to add years to the career and life of my athletes. What you will learn in this one section is worth the price of this book.

It will teach you the science and provide the “how to” for you to increase micro-circulation and reduce Cellular Aging in the athlete. Not only does it provide valuable practical information and techniques, but the course and book gives the clinician the effective tools to use for assessing, analyzing and evaluating the autonomic nervous system.

It is an Eastern Philosophy and Western Philosophy merged to create wholeness for the advancement of Sports Medicine. Simply said, “Dr. Ma understands and teaches proven scientific principles for getting “sick muscles well” through the use of Advance Dry Needling Therapy in a well referenced course and book.”

Dr. Clayton Gibson, III, M.S.A., D.C., CCSP, CCEP, RTP, CSCS, CNT, FIAMA

Chief Functional Integrative Sports Performance Officer at Vitality Health Care, Inc
Personal Physician to Numerous Elite, Olympic and Professional Athletes
Board Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

About Pain Management Course

As a physiotherapist and osteopath I was looking for such course for many years. I will immediately add these skills to the benefit of my patients and my pleasure at work. I’m surprise how this approach is close to my understanding how patient should be treated. Thank you, J-Pierre Jutas,PT,DC

This dry needling course was un eye opener. It seems we have found the missing link in our clinical practice. Julie and Richard Morrison, PT

Very informative, lot’s of theory and practice .Small group size with good feedback from instructor, Dr Ma I come to this course because I want to have understanding of dry needling mechanism, proper application technique, effects and contradictions. Now I feel very comfortable using dry needling technique. Thank you for putting this all together. Susan Papp,PT

Thank you for excellent dry needling course with anatomical approach to needling. It wail change my practice immediately and forever. S.Audet,PT

This is an excellent course and I strongly recommend it to any phisio who is looking for a way to learn many systems together. Really Integrative course. Hope to see you again in Canada..Diana Rugunanda,PT

Very much appreciate and enjoy the course. THIS COURSE OPENED ME UP TO DRY NEEDLING. I was prepared to enjoy the course based on recommendations of other providers that have taking your course – but this was a real eye opener! Duane Smith , DC

I learn so much -especially how well dry needling will integrate with my existing practice .Also I like a fact that we were treated as skilled professionals. Thank you so much! D. Blue

Course was fantastic! I appreciate the realistic explanation of dry needling and dry needling application without expectations that it can heal everything. I really like that this course prepare me to logically determine how to adapt this technique to particular clients (not a recipe book) Lauren Armstrong,PT

I like how that this course integrate all the different dry needling techniques into one manageable course – using Dr. Gunn, Dr.. J.Travell + Dr. Yun-tao Ma techniques. Feel very comfortable to using dry needling Jamie Trick,PT

Dr. Ma is phenomenal teacher and his dry needling course is terrific. Most impressive part was simplicity of a treatment protocol and great patients evaluation tools."
Jim Knight

" This course is excellent. The parallels to physical therapy philosophy are remarkable. It will change my practice forever."
Mike Garrero, PT

"Excellent. It is a very logical method and it will be easy to integrate in at my practice. Course is very well organized. Dr Ma practical, scientific and research background is very impressive. Dr Ma Dry Needling course give me the essential tools to enhance my practice from a perspective on pain and pathology that I already ascribe to."
Vienna Deans,MD

I tried the hip flexor protocol yesterday on a 52 year old ballet dancer/instructor. He has had moderate to severe pain in the right hip flexor and gluteus medius for over 2 years. I have tried deep tissue myofascial release work, cold laser, interferential electrical stimulation, manipulation, etc. with relatively little change. Yesterday JT stood up after the treatment and told me he had zero pain in the hip. Tom Spiridellis,DC