Publications

• Piercing the Veil on Dry Needling

Dry Needling and Chiropractic - Instructor

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

Dr. Wiegand earned his Bachelor’s in Science in Physiological Science in addition to a Doctorate in Chiropractic from Palmer West. He was the recipient of his class’ Virgil Strang Philosophy Award and holds a Certification in Spinal Trauma (CCST). In his early career, Dr. Wiegand focused on Spinal Corrective Techniques/Spinal Biomechanics and rehabilitation. In private practice, the needs of his patients dictated that he branch out into treating a myriad of musculoskeletal injuries which led to expanding his interventions to include Dry Needling.

Dr. Wiegand has taught over 6,000 hours of Dry Needling to Chiropractors, and he was the first Chiropractor and first recipient of the designation of SFDN (Structure and Function Dry Needling) Advanced Certification. He has performed this technique on thousands of patient visits and it continues to be an integral application in his Phoenix, AZ practice. Today, after 20 years of practice, Dr. Wiegand continues to see patients, consults on over 700 personal injury cases per year, as well as promoting the Safe and Effective use of Dry Needling within the Chiropractic Profession through his education company, ChiroNeedle. He has parlayed this experience into consulting for Malpractice cases involving Dry Needling for the top carriers in the profession.