Acupuncture & Dry Needling in the Animal Patient - An Update on Safety, Training and Risk Mitigation

A review of current research surrounding dry needling, safety guidelines and the issues concerning its use in the animal patient.

Presenters

Jenny Lucy, APAM, is currently the Chair of the WA ADNG, the Chair of the ADNG National Committee, and has held a registered physiotherapy acupuncture qualification in New Zealand since 1998. Jenny is resident and practicing in Northam WA. Jenny practices using muscle balancing trigenics, rehabilitative exercising, acupuncture and dry needling with all of her clients. Jenny is a tutor on the WA APA Dry Needling Course, and is a tutor on the WA Integrative Acupuncture Training course 2022.

Brooke Williams, MACP, is a qualified human Physiotherapist specialised in Animal Physiotherapy and is a highly motivated member of her field. She graduated from the University of Queensland in 1997 and completed the Masters of Animal Studies (Physiotherapy) in 2005. Since this time Brooke has focused her energy on helping to establish this new profession in Australia as one of the most rapidly growing industries in Veterinary Medicine. She has been the Chair of the Animal Physiotherapy Group of APA, finalist of the International Veterinary Rehabilitation Therapist award, and has been involved in the development and teaching of APA courses for Physiotherapists. She has lectured at Veterinary and APA conferences throughout Australia, and teaches on the Post Graduate Masters of Veterinary Physiotherapy (University Liverpool UK) program. As the director of Holistic Animal Physiotherapy, Brooke has worked in many Veterinary Specialist centres to rehabilitate a wide variety of acute and chronic conditions. She has established a purpose built rehabilitation centre on the Sunshine Coast and has a passion to maximise the quality of life for her patients (owners included) right to the end stages. Brooke believes working closely with the veterinary profession fosters a uniquely holistic team approach to every animal's rehabilitation.

Host

Animal and Acupuncture & Dry Needling National Groups

Date of Live Event

22/2/2023

CPD Hours

1.5 Hours

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