Integrating Functional Anatomy into Dry Needling Education in a DPT Curriculum

A focused, anatomy-integrated DN course enhanced DPT students' perceived clinical preparedness and skill. Embedding functional anatomy and clinical reasoning into DN education may support skill development and inform multimodal strategies in physical therapy training.

Authors

Mitchell Wolden
Wanli Lei

Institutions

Lincoln Memorial University (US)
University of Jamestown (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of allied health
Published: 2026-02-21
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21091/jah.2026.01007
Primary Topic: Anatomy and Medical Technology
Type: article
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Integrating Functional Anatomy into Dry Needling Education in a DPT Curriculum

Mitchell Wolden, Wanli Lei

Feb 21, 2026

Journal of allied health

Anatomy and Medical Technology

article

Integrating Functional Anatomy into Dry Needling Education in a DPT Curriculum

Mitchell Wolden, Wanli Lei

February 21, 2026article en

Abstract

Journal of allied healthVol. 55(1)

Lincoln Memorial University (US), University of Jamestown (US)

Openalex Percentile: Top 29%

Anatomy and Medical Technology

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