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Practical. Hands-on. Clinician-led.
Learn dry needling with the confidence to use it Monday morning.
Three focused days of safe needle insertion, clinical reasoning, full-body application and supervised practice—taught by clinicians who are here to make you better.
27
CE hours
3
hands-on days
Technique videos included
27
CE hours
3
hands-on days
Technique videos included
Continuing education for PTs, ATs & DCs
Senior-level PT, AT & DC students welcome
Choose your next step
Training built for real clinical use.
Start hands-on, learn from home, or deepen the way you apply dry needling to the conditions you see every day.
Learn side-by-side with our faculty
In-Person Seminars
LIVE ON-SITE • 3 DAYS • 27 CE HOURS
Dry Needling Level 1
Build a safe, repeatable foundation through supervised practice, anatomy review, needle palpation and whole-body clinical thinking.
Hands-on instruction
Technique videos included
LIVE ON-SITE • 3 DAYS • 27 CE HOURS
Dry Needling Level 2
Advance into complex anatomical regions, sensitization, functional testing, clinical cases and expanded soft-tissue applications.
Advanced regions
DN-1 or equivalent required
LIVE ON-SITE • 2 DAYS • LAB INTENSIVE
Pelvic Floor Dry Needling
Develop hands-on examination and external dry needling skills for female and male pelvic musculature and related regions.
External techniques
Pelvic clinical reasoning
Structured education on your schedule
Online Home Study Seminars
ONLINE • SELF-PACED • 27 CE HOURS
Dry Needling Level 1
Learn the Level 1 foundation region by region with demonstrations, guided practice and instructor review of submitted technique videos.
Lifetime access
Practice-video review
ONLINE • SELF-PACED • 27 CE HOURS
Dry Needling Level 2
Continue beyond the foundational course with more complex regions, deeper clinical application and advanced Level 2 techniques.
Advanced progression
Lifetime access
ONLINE • SELF-PACED • PELVIC HEALTH
Dry Needling of the Pelvic Floor
Study pelvic anatomy, clinical reasoning and external dry needling applications through a dedicated online pelvic-floor course.
Pelvic applications
Technique demonstrations
Focused education for deeper clinical application
Online Master Classes
ONLINE MASTER CLASS
Other Modalities & Dry Needling
16 CE Homestudy Hours
Learn practical ways to combine dry needling with other treatment modalities to build a more complete clinical strategy.
Integrated treatment
Clinical demonstrations
ONLINE MASTER CLASS
Athletic & Other Conditions
24 CE Homestudy Hours
Apply dry needling to athletic presentations and other common conditions using focused, condition-specific clinical strategies.
Athletic applications
Condition-specific training
Course acceptance and dry needling requirements vary by profession and state. Always verify the rules that apply to your license.
Upcoming seminars
Find your room. Meet your instructor.
Lansing, MI
September 11–13, 2026
Dr. Jared Estock
Orlando, FL
September 25–27, 2026
Dr. Ken Cooper
Colorado Springs, CO
September 25–27, 2026
Dr. Pete Friesen
Chicago Area, IL
October 16–18, 2026
Mitch Hauschildt
Don’t see a city near you? Bring MDN to your clinic—and earn free spots.
The MDN difference
We’re here to make you better—not impress you with how good we are.
Too many seminars leave you amazed by the instructor but unsure you can reproduce what you saw. MDN is built around the opposite outcome: difficult concepts made clear, precise skills made repeatable and instructors who meet you where you are.
“Every time I teach, I’m in a room full of smart people. I’m going to learn a lot this weekend.”
— Dr. Ken Cooper, program creator & lead instructor
THE MDN LEARNING MODEL
01
See it clearly.
Watch the anatomy, safety decisions and technique explained without unnecessary complexity.
02
Feel the difference.
Experience palpation, positioning and the clinical change from the patient’s perspective.
03
Do it with guidance.
Practice under close supervision until the process feels safe, precise and usable.
Leave ready to apply it.
Not someday—at your next appropriate clinical opportunity.
A living curriculum
One program. Many specialties. No egos.
Our faculty actively practice, teach and learn from one another. When someone discovers a better way to explain, assess or apply a technique, the whole program gets better.
Ken Cooper
DC, PT, DAAPM, MDNC
Program creator & lead instructor
Ken Cooper
DC, PT, DAAPM, MDNC
Program creator & lead instructor
Mitch Hauschildt
MA, ATC, CSCS, MDNC
Athletics & integrated modalities
Lisa Rigsby
PT, DPT, MDNC
Clinical practice & pelvic health
Peter Friesen
DPT, OCS, SCS, AT(L)
Detailed anatomy & elite sport
Casey Titus
BA, DC, MDNC
Clinical Practice & Pelvic Health
Approachable by design
Clinically active
Always improving
Invested in your success
ourse acceptance and dry needling requirements vary by profession and state. Always verify the rules that apply to your license.
What clinicians say
Confidence is the outcome that matters.
Real feedback from professionals who wanted more than a list of muscles and needle placements.
“Coop has a gift of taking a difficult and challenging topic like DN and explaining it in a way where you easily understand the information and feel confident to implement the treatments into your practice.”
K. John Duncan MA, ATC
“I came into the course looking for answers about DN and left with not only that, but a whole new way of thinking about patient care.”
Seth Lawrence PT, DPT
Ready when you are
Make dry needling a tool you can use with confidence.
Practical dry needling education for clinicians who want to think clearly, treat confidently and keep learning.
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