Therese Eutsler, PT, CCT, CMTPT/DN, LHD, of Linden recently competed the Myopain Seminars Dry Needing 3: Advanced Course and three-course comprehensive theoretical and practical examinations and has earned the Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist-Dry Needling professional designation.
Included in the advanced course curriculum was study of the hand muscles, several lower extremity and foot muscles, the craniofacial and craniomandibular muscles, the scalenes, and the longus colli muscles. Participants reviewed the anatomy, function, and dry needling techniques for each muscle.
The examinations covered the endplate dysfunction as part of the TrP pathology; chemicals found in the vicinity of TrPs and their indication; active vs. latent TrPs; local twitch responses; referred pain mechanisms; the Cinderella hypothesis, as well as anatomy, needle technique, precautions and adverse events.
Eutsler received a clinical education scholarship from the Franciscan Health Foundation’s Gertrude Loeb Rosen Staff Education Fund. The Foundation supports Franciscan employees in pursuing educational opportunities, so they may bring the most current and comprehensive care to their patients as part of Christ’s healing ministry.
A graduate of the Indiana University School of Medicine, Eutsler, serves on the Indiana Physical Therapy Board and previously served on the Indiana Board of Podiatric Medicine. Her practice and research interests include women’s health, dry needling, cupping, mechanotherapy, osteopractic physical therapy and orthopedics. She is also a Certified Cupping Therapist.
A second generation physical therapist — Joseph M. Wagner, her father, founded and established the physical therapy department at Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Indiana, in 1958 — Eutsler is a clinical instructor for Doctor of Physical Therapy students enrolled in affiliations from Indiana State University, University of Indianapolis, Creighton University, Midwestern University, Indiana University, Vincennes University and the University of Evansville.
Eutsler is a Franciscan Health Foundation Western Indiana Ambassador, a Montgomery County Wellness Coalition member and serves on the Sugar Creek Players board of directors. She received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award from President Joe Biden and was named a Sagamore of the Wabash by Governor Joe Kernan and Governor Mike Pence.
She can be reached at 765-364-3148.
