The Dry Needling Association, Switzerland is dedicated to the acceptance, quality control and promotion of Dry Needling among Physiotherapists in Switzerland.

In collaboration with the Bern University of Applied Sciences the DGSA offers an University Diploma, a CAS (Certificate of Advanced Studies) in myofascial trigger point therapy off from 2012.
Everyone who started with the DGSA courses before 2012 can complete the courses at the DGSA and reach the CAS at the Bern University of Applied Sciences with a 2-3 day passage-course.
Closer information follows.

The International MYOPAIN Society [IMS] is a nonprofit health professionals organization dedicated to the promotion of information about soft-tissue pain disorders like myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome. It accomplishes this goal by supporting international MYOPAIN meetings, by encouraging scientific study, by facilitating interdisciplinary interaction between interested professional colleagues, by developing expert consensus opinion on related topics, and by its support of educational mini fellowships in clinical medicine and in research.

The Myopain Seminars in the USA offers a comprehensive international myofascial course program, similar to the DGSA. Since many years there is a collaboration and exchange of experience and knowledge between the DGSA and Myopain Seminars.

Seminarios Travell & Simons offers trigger point courses in Spain and is leaded by Orlando Mayoral. There is a regular exchange of experience between DGSA and Orlando Mayoral.