Dry Needling 302: Clean and Safe Needle Handling with Dry Needling

Course overview

*Identify safe needle-handling standards including hygiene, single-use sterilized needles, sharps disposal, and patient assessment factors that guide needling tolerance and vigor. *Apply pre-intervention steps including procedure sequencing, draping, patient positioning, and universal precautions to prevent needle-stick injury during dry needling. *Describe expected patient reactions to dry needling including bruising, bleeding, swelling, and post-needling soreness, and explain appropriate patient education about skin preparation. *Recognize contraindications to dry needling and identify signs of pneumothorax requiring immediate referral for emergency medical evaluation.