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APA Conference 2017

December 11, 2017/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

This year Leigh McCutcheon was invited to present as a key note speaker for the APA Acupuncture and Dry Needing Conference along with Jay Shah from Washington and Jorgen Forsberg from Australia. Leigh presented a pre conference workshop on Whiplash which covered a literature review outlining the multimodal treatment approach for Whiplash Associated Disorder and included the role of acupuncture and dry needling. Objective assessments for musculoskeletal, sensorimotor control, cervico-occular control and postural stability and a practical overview of treatment techniques in relation to needling therapies were considered as well as Third Party/ Workcover and legal considerations.

Within the Acupuncture and Dry Needling program of the APA conference Leigh also presented a literature review of acupuncture and dry needling treatment as a treatment modality for shoulder conditions. A practical demonstration addressed some the complexities associated with needling in the shoulder region. Safety and precautions relevant to needling in the shoulder and the associated thoracic region were addressed and current medical misadventure literature was reviewed.

Toward the close of the program Leigh McCutcheon, Jane Rooney, Jorgan Forsberg and Philip Gabel presented as an expert panel. Leigh’s presentation ‘Minimising risk whilst maximising potential’ covered ‘take home messages’ from the decade she spent on the APA Risk Management Committee. Leigh is presently part of the committee reviewing the Australian Society of Acupuncture Physiotherapist’s Safety Guidelines which will be available in 2018.

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Physio Times Article

June 14, 2016/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

Acupuncture and Dry Needling by Australian Physiotherapists, 2016 https://healthtimes.com.au/hub/physiotherapy/8/practice/lmc/acupuncture-and-dry-needling-by-australian-physiotherapists/1598/ The use of Acupuncture and Dry Needling by physiotherapists has progressively grown over the past decade or two coinciding with an increasing swell in the evidence base to support using the various needling therapies utilised by Australian Physiotherapists. Physiotherapists can be trained to use Dry Needling, […]

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APA Acupuncture and Dry Needling Conference 2015

June 1, 2014/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

The ADNG conference will be held along with the Sports Physiotherapy Conference and the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Conference in October 2015 on the Gold Coast. Leigh McCutcheon will be presenting to the Acupuncture and Dry Needling Group the latest evidence base for needling therapies. Presently approximately 40% of practicing physiotherapists hold additional training in acupuncture and/or […]

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APA Article – Brunei Course, 2012

May 1, 2012/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

At the end of 2011, the APA was approached by the Jerudong Park Medical Centre in Brunei to run the Musculoskeletal Segmental and Dry Needling for Physiotherapists course. Read more

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Iatrogenic pneumothorax: safety concerns when using acupuncture or dry needling in the thoracic region

October 28, 2011/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

Authors: McCutcheon, Leigh; Yelland, Michael Physical Therapy Reviews, Volume 16, Number 2, April 2011, pp. 126-132(7) Abstract: Background: Pneumothorax is a very rare but serious complication associated with acupuncture and dry needling around the thoracic region. Physiotherapists and other health practitioners should be aware of the risks associated with needling in this region and should take care […]

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2009 ADNG National Conference

October 30, 2009/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

The Australian Physiotherapy Association’s 2009 Acupuncture and Dry Needling Group Conference was held at Darling Harbour in Sydney in October. The conference consisted of the latest in scientific research and clinical practice and covered all of the various needling disciplines, including Dry Needling, Western Segmental Acupuncture and Traditional Acupuncture. Presenters came from all around the […]

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Safe Needling in the Thoracic Region

January 15, 2009/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

Acupuncture is generally a very safe modality, especially when it is used by skilled, well trained professionals. This has been evidenced in several very large studies from England, Germany, Switzerland and Czechoslovakia involving prospective assessments of 64,000 consultations in the SAFA studies to around 4 million consultations in the GERAC studies. Even though it is […]

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Physiotherapy Guidelines For Safe Acupuncture and Dry Needling Practice

February 17, 2008/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

In 2006 various physiotherapists who lecture in the areas of Acupuncture or Dry Needling formed a committee to create a guideline for Australian physiotherapists. The attached guideline has been produced under the banner of the Australian Society of Acupuncture Physiotherapists (ASAP). It is designed to be used as a safe practice guide for physiotherapists practicing […]

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Leigh McCutcheon APA Presentation Oct

December 19, 2007/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

The following case report was presented during the APA Conference week held in Cairn’s in October, 2007 as part of the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia program. CASE REPORT: Physiotherapy management incorporating direct acupuncture needling to a large intrasubstance supraspinatus tear. McCutcheon LM1, 2 1Elanora and Robina Physiotherapy Clinics 2Combined Health Acupuncture and Dry Needling Education A […]

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APA Conference 2017

December 11, 2017/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

This year Leigh McCutcheon was invited to present as a key note speaker for the APA Acupuncture and Dry Needing Conference along with Jay Shah from Washington and Jorgen Forsberg from Australia. Leigh presented a pre conference workshop on Whiplash which covered a literature review outlining the multimodal treatment approach for Whiplash Associated Disorder and […]

Read more
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Physio Times Article

June 14, 2016/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

Acupuncture and Dry Needling by Australian Physiotherapists, 2016 https://healthtimes.com.au/hub/physiotherapy/8/practice/lmc/acupuncture-and-dry-needling-by-australian-physiotherapists/1598/ The use of Acupuncture and Dry Needling by physiotherapists has progressively grown over the past decade or two coinciding with an increasing swell in the evidence base to support using the various needling therapies utilised by Australian Physiotherapists. Physiotherapists can be trained to use Dry Needling, […]

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APA Acupuncture and Dry Needling Conference 2015

June 1, 2014/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

The ADNG conference will be held along with the Sports Physiotherapy Conference and the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Conference in October 2015 on the Gold Coast. Leigh McCutcheon will be presenting to the Acupuncture and Dry Needling Group the latest evidence base for needling therapies. Presently approximately 40% of practicing physiotherapists hold additional training in acupuncture and/or […]

Read more
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APA Article – Brunei Course, 2012

May 1, 2012/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

At the end of 2011, the APA was approached by the Jerudong Park Medical Centre in Brunei to run the Musculoskeletal Segmental and Dry Needling for Physiotherapists course. Read more

Read more
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Iatrogenic pneumothorax: safety concerns when using acupuncture or dry needling in the thoracic region

October 28, 2011/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

Authors: McCutcheon, Leigh; Yelland, Michael Physical Therapy Reviews, Volume 16, Number 2, April 2011, pp. 126-132(7) Abstract: Background: Pneumothorax is a very rare but serious complication associated with acupuncture and dry needling around the thoracic region. Physiotherapists and other health practitioners should be aware of the risks associated with needling in this region and should take care […]

Read more
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2009 ADNG National Conference

October 30, 2009/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

The Australian Physiotherapy Association’s 2009 Acupuncture and Dry Needling Group Conference was held at Darling Harbour in Sydney in October. The conference consisted of the latest in scientific research and clinical practice and covered all of the various needling disciplines, including Dry Needling, Western Segmental Acupuncture and Traditional Acupuncture. Presenters came from all around the […]

Read more
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Safe Needling in the Thoracic Region

January 15, 2009/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

Acupuncture is generally a very safe modality, especially when it is used by skilled, well trained professionals. This has been evidenced in several very large studies from England, Germany, Switzerland and Czechoslovakia involving prospective assessments of 64,000 consultations in the SAFA studies to around 4 million consultations in the GERAC studies. Even though it is […]

Read more
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Physiotherapy Guidelines For Safe Acupuncture and Dry Needling Practice

February 17, 2008/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

In 2006 various physiotherapists who lecture in the areas of Acupuncture or Dry Needling formed a committee to create a guideline for Australian physiotherapists. The attached guideline has been produced under the banner of the Australian Society of Acupuncture Physiotherapists (ASAP). It is designed to be used as a safe practice guide for physiotherapists practicing […]

Read more
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Leigh McCutcheon APA Presentation Oct

December 19, 2007/in Uncategorised /by webandprint

The following case report was presented during the APA Conference week held in Cairn’s in October, 2007 as part of the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia program. CASE REPORT: Physiotherapy management incorporating direct acupuncture needling to a large intrasubstance supraspinatus tear. McCutcheon LM1, 2 1Elanora and Robina Physiotherapy Clinics 2Combined Health Acupuncture and Dry Needling Education A […]

Read more
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  • APA Conference 2017December 11, 2017 - 8:17 am
  • Physio Times ArticleJune 14, 2016 - 8:16 am
  • APA Acupuncture and Dry Needling Conference 2015June 1, 2014 - 8:15 am
  • APA Article – Brunei Course, 2012May 1, 2012 - 8:12 am
  • Iatrogenic pneumothorax: safety concerns when using acupuncture or dry needling in the thoracic regionOctober 28, 2011 - 8:11 am
  • 2009 ADNG National ConferenceOctober 30, 2009 - 8:08 am
  • Safe Needling in the Thoracic RegionJanuary 15, 2009 - 8:07 am
  • Physiotherapy Guidelines For Safe Acupuncture and Dry Needling PracticeFebruary 17, 2008 - 8:05 am
  • Leigh McCutcheon APA Presentation OctDecember 19, 2007 - 4:45 am

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