Perineural Electrical Dry Needling and Neural Mobilization for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Physical therapists working with cancer survivors, and clinicians who want a clear account of what a small case report on perineural electrical dry needling for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy did and did not show.

Licensed physical therapists in outpatient orthopaedic, neurologic, and oncology rehabilitation settings; physical therapist assistants working under the direction of a physical therapist may take the course for background knowledge.

Intended audience

Physical Therapy

Level

Introductory

Delivery format

Online, asynchronous, self-paced course: interactive reading with audio or video, and a scored post-test.

Based on

Granger, A.; Dunning, J.; Young, I. Perineural Electrical Dry Needling and Neural Mobilization for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: Case Report. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2025;14:2318. Open access under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.

This course reports only what appears in that article. Where the authors described mechanisms, outcomes, or limitations, those descriptions are attributed to them.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe the presentation and treatment course of the three patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy reported in this case report, including how many visits each received and what the twice-weekly program consisted of.
2. Name the three outcome measures the authors collected and state what each one captures and the direction of change reported at discharge.
3. Explain why the authors concluded that a three-patient case report cannot establish cause and effect, and state what study design they said is needed next.

1. Start Here: How This Course Works
2. Podcast Episode: Needling the Nerves After Chemotherapy (about nine minutes)
3. Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and the Three Patients Who Were Referred
4. Inside the Program: Needle Placement, Electrical Settings, and Slump Sliders at Home
5. Pain, Function, and Perceived Change at Discharge
6. What Three Patients Cannot Tell Us
7. Where This Fits in Practice and What the Authors Want Studied Next
8. Key Takeaways
9. Post-Test and Course Evaluation

Quinn Millington, PT, DPT, ECS is the instructor of record: the licensed clinician who reviewed this course and signed off on it. The name and credentials print on the certificate.

Disclosures. This course was developed by The ConEd Solution, which has a financial interest in its sale. No outside funding or sponsorship was received. The instructor of record has no affiliation with the authors of the source publication or their institutions.

This course awards 0.5 contact hours (30 min). How you earn them:

1. Complete the course. Every lesson, in order.
2. Pass the post-test. Score 80% or higher. Retakes are allowed.
3. Complete the evaluation. A short form rating each learning objective and the course.
4. Download your certificate. It is issued on completion and stays available in My Account.

The episode time is its measured length. Reading, post-test and evaluation times are estimates.

This course is designed to satisfy the quality requirements state boards set for continuing education. Requirements vary by state, and confirming that a course fits your renewal is up to you. Each state’s own acceptance statement is in the credit panel on this page.

1. Granger, A.; Dunning, J.; Young, I. Perineural Electrical Dry Needling and Neural Mobilization for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: Case Report. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2025;14:2318. Open access under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.
2. This course reports only what appears in that article. Where the authors described mechanisms, outcomes, or limitations, those descriptions are attributed to them.