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?

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!