I am pleased to report that I am now Certified in Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy through Myopain Seminars, having complete their rigorous 90-hour training program and examination in “dry needling,” that is, the use of an acupuncture needle to treat painful trigger points that develop in injured muscles. Myopain is the oldest dry needling training program in the US for physical therapists, acupuncturists, and other medical professionals, and is generally recognized as the gold standard in treatment of myofascial trigger points with needles I found the program to be of high quality, and I have learned lots of new, safe and useful ways to treat muscle pain with needles as well as a scientific understanding of how myofascial pain develops–and can be treated. You can schedule appointments for dry needle/myofascial trigger point treatment by calling the clinic at 831-459-6762. –Anthony Von der Muhll, L.Ac., DNBAO, FAAPM, CMTPT