David G. Simons Academy DGSA

02/11/2025

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Üben Sie Dry Needling mit Berufskolleginnen und Berufskollegen unter der Aufsicht von zertifizierten Dry Needling Therapeutinnen bzw. Therapeuten oder DGSA® Dry Needling Instruktorinnen bzw. Instruktoren. Repetieren Sie herausfordernde Techniken, tauschen Sie Erfahrungen aus, sprechen Sie klinische Probleme an und diskutieren Sie Richtlinien sowie evidenzbasierte Literatur. Voraussetzung für die Aufnahme in einen Qualitätszirkel ist die Teilnahme an mindestens einem Dry Needling-Kurs.

Üben Sie Dry Needling mit Berufskollegen unter der Aufsicht eines zertifizierten DGSA® Dry Needling Therapeuten oder DGSA® Dry Needling Instruktors.

20/10/2025

The 🆕updated Swiss Guidelines for Safe Dry Needling (V3) set the global 🌍️ standard for safe and responsible Dry Needling practice — now available in English, French, Italian, and German.⁠
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These guidelines protect both patients and practitioners — and ultimately, they save lives.⁠
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👉 Read them now at:⁠
https://www.dgs-academy.com/fileadmin/documents/Swiss_Guidelines_for_safe_DryNeedling_3.0_English.pdf

15/10/2025

👉️Here you see the referred pain⚡️ pattern of the rhomboideus muscle.

Trigger points in this muscle can provide pain in the interscapular region and along of the medial border of the scapula - like a «Superficial Backache»😣

So beside other muscles in this area, check🔎 the rhomboideus muscle for your patients with interscapular pain👍️

11/10/2025

A bit of Anatomy💪🤔

The rhomboideus muscle has its origin📍 at the spinous processes from C7 to T5, and inserts📍 at medial border of the scapula.

👉️ It is therefore one of the "interscapular" muscles and has multiple functions in this region, such as:

🔹adduction and elevation of the scapula,
🔹downward rotation of the scapula, means that the glenoid fossa goes downward,
🔹stabilization of the scapula in retraction,
🔹prevention of winging of the scapula,
🔹rotation of the spine to the opposite side,
🔸and as bilateral action: extension of the spine.

08/10/2025

🤫👉️Here you see how we treat rhomboideus muscle in side lying position on the ipsilateral side.

⚠️It is important, that in this position, the scapula is winged enought❗️

Like that and with the correct✔️ needle direction away from the thorax, the lung, as the main precaution, is safe🦺👍️

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100+ videos accessable via Desktop, Mobile and App!

02/10/2025

Dry Needling Anatomy 👉️Here is the answer:

1 median nerve✔️⁠
2 ulnar nerve✔️⁠
3 radial nerve✔️⁠
4 musculocutaneous nerve✔️⁠
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Congratulations 👏🎉 good job!

30/09/2025

Dry Needling Anatomy💪

Can you identify these nerves⚡️ in the upper arm?
3-dimensional anatomy🧭 is essential for dry needling, and therefore to know, where the nerves are running ⤵️in the body.

And cross section pictures are a great help to improve your knowledge🤓

27/09/2025

Another muscle, that is on our 🔝-list of the most commonly treated muscles, is the upper part of the trapezius muscle.
In our practice, we treat this muscle a lot of times every day🤲.

⚡️The upper part of the trapezius muscle can be responsible for a lot of neck pain and headache🤯, as well as pain in the area of the deltoid muscle and the jaw😬. The upper trapezius muscle is a large and strong 💪muscle and can cause many symptoms.

🤫 But don't forget to check also other neck and head muscles for trigger points✔️ as they could be "hidden🫣" by the symptoms of the upper trapezius muscle.

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100+ videos accessable via Desktop, Mobile and App! 😊

24/09/2025

he coracobrchialis muscle - this small muscle is often overlooked👀

The musculocutaneous nerve crosses❌️ the coracobrachialis muscle in the part, where it is covered by the pectoralis major muscle.

Trigger points in the coracobrachialis muscle can also provoke an entrapment of the musculocutaneous nerve😫⚡️.

This in turn can result in weakness of the elbow flexors🪫 and paraesthesia of the radial forearm🪶❔️, as you have seen it in the last post where we showed you the nerve projection area of the musculocutaneous nerve⬅️

19/09/2025

The musculocutaneous nerve is a mixed nerve, with both, motor💪 and sensory🪶⚡️ innervation.

The sensory branch of the musculocutaneous nerve is called the "lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve".
➡️It provides sensation to the skin on the lateral or radial side of the forearm, from the elbow to the wrist - as you see it in the picture.

🤫💡Do you remember, which muscle can cause an entrapment of the musculocutaneous nerve❓️❔️❓️

16/09/2025

Do you know that Problem?
You are concentrated and your neck is in a real uncomfortable position for a long time!😩
And what is the result? ⚡️Neck pain⚡️and sometimes stiffness in the neck.
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So if that happens, one muscle to check🔎 for trigger points is the upper part of the trapezius muscle.
And if you find triggerpints there, treat them with dry needling - you will have excellent results😊💪

☝️And of course, remember to adapt your posture, you sitting position👩‍💻and if necessary, use a helping gadget🎧️😄

13/09/2025

👉️Here is the answer:

1 latisimus dorsi muscle✔️
2 teres major musle✔️

Congratulations🎉
You've done a good job!👍️