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June 24, 2021
Treating Low Back and Hip Pain
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Treating Low Back and Hip Pain is designed for the orthopedic and sports acupuncturist. This course emphasizes diagnosis and assessment, with all treatment plans and choice of points based upon anatomical factors. Included is the location and palpation of trigger points, motor points, and other anatomically significant zones. Easy-to-understand treatment plans that features the "triad of the low back" are presented, resulting in increased clinical clarity and precision. The following structures are covered in this three-hour course:
(1) The quadratus lumborum with points Pigen and Yaoyan.
(2) The gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. Features the extraordinary point Jiankua.
(3) The sacral-iliac joint. The zone of Bl 27 & Bl 28.
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June 24, 2021 - 12pm PDT, 3pm EDT (3 hrs)
Presentation of didactic material.Video Demonstration.Summary. Question and answer
Your Teacher
Whitfield Reaves
In practice for over 30 years, Whitfield Reaves, OMD, L.Ac., specializes in the field of sports medicine. Being in the forefront of the acupuncture sports medicine field, Whitfield's experience includes working with athletes at the 1984 LA Olympic Games and other sport competitions; an author, he teaches internationally as well.
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June 26-27, 2021
The Spinal Column - Anatomy & Cadaver Lab
Module I - Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification Webinar Program
The Spinal Column - Anatomy & Cadaver Lab
Module I - Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification Webinar Program
with Matt Callison and Brian Lau
June 26-27, 2021
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This 2-day anatomy and cadaver webinar is an amazing integration of sports medicine functional anatomy and TCM channel sinews (jingjin) theory. Each day of this workshop is divided into distinct morning and afternoon sessions. The morning session consists of didactic presentations on Functional Anatomy and Anatomy of the Sinew Channels that are integrated to focus on the functional relationship between neuromuscular anatomy and the myofascial jingjin tissues and their relationship to the spinal column. This information is followed by the afternoon session that consists of: 1) Assessment, 2) Motor Point Location and Protocols, 3) Cadaver Presentations.
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June 26, 2021 - 8am PDT, 11am EDT (4 hrs)
Introduction and Functional Anatomy: The Spinal Column. Anatomy and functional movement of the spinal column.Introduction to Anatomy of the Sinew Channels. Topography and tissues involved of the associated jingjin and functional anatomy. -
June 27, 2021 - 8am PDT, 11am EDT (4 hrs)
Functional Anatomy: The Spinal Column. Anatomy and functional movement of the spinal column.Anatomy of the Sinew Channels. Topography and tissues involved of the associated jingjin and functional anatomy. -
June 26, 2021 - 1pm PDT, 4pm EDT (4 hrs)
Instruction for assessing areas that the practitioner will need to understand that are directly associated with the spinal column.Motor point location Lab-instruction for acupuncture and motor points that the practitioner will need to understand that is directly associated with the spinal column and vertebral fixations.Cadaver Lab- Cadaver specimen views are presented relevant and directly associated with the spinal column and vertebral fixations. -
June 27, 2021 - 1pm PDT, 4pm EDT (4 hrs)
Instruction for assessing areas that the practitioner will need to understand that are directly associated with the spinal column.Motor Point Location Lab-Motor point location instruction for acupuncture and motor points that the practitioner will need to understand that is directly associated with the spinal column and vertebral fixations.Cadaver Lab Cadaver specimen views are presented relevant and directly associated with the spinal column and vertebral fixations.
Your Teachers
Matt Callison
Matt Callison is a renowned instructor and published author of the Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians Chart and quintessential texts such as the Motor Point Index (MPI) Reference Guide and Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has over 27 years of experience in sports medicine and acupuncture.
Brian Lau
Brian Lau, AP, CSMA, is certified in both Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Structural Integration. He has been on faculty since 2013 with the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program, where he teaches anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of the channel sinews (jingjin), and myofascial release.
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July 8, 2021
HIPAA Best Practices for Your Online Presence
Free
HIPAA Best Practices for Your Online Presence
with Marla Moss
July 8, 2021
5pm PDT, 8pm EDT
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As acupuncture gains mainstream traction, practitioners are subject to increasing scrutiny regarding HIPAA. Achieving compliance in the online space is no easy feat, as information technology is developing continuously and very little of it even existed when HIPAA came into effect. The scope of this course is to make federal patient privacy laws, as applied to websites, email, scheduling, telehealth, social media and digital marketing, as simple and as accessible as possible. This course will outline the necessary steps for evaluating online platforms and tools for potential use in a practice. Additionally, attendees will learn their role as practitioners in HIPAA-compliant use of various online technologies.
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July 8, 2021 - 5pm PDT, 8pm EDT (2 hrs)
Live Webinar
Your Teacher
Marla Moss
Marla Moss is the Owner and Founder of Raging River Media, specializing in HIPAA-compliant digital marketing for acupuncturists. She helps practitioners build thriving, sustainable practices with custom automation technology that protects patient privacy while liberating busy healers from the grind.
July 20, 2021
Treating Knee Injury and Pain
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Treating Knee Injuries and Pain is designed for the orthopedic and sports acupuncturist. This course emphasizes diagnosis and assessment, with all treatment plans and choice of points based upon anatomical factors. Included are trigger points, motor points, and treating the synovial joint. Easy-to-understand treatment plans are presented, resulting in increased clinical effectiveness. The following structures are covered in this three-hour course:
(1) The patello-femoral joint. Highlights: Xiyan into the sub patellar space.
(2) The medial compartment of the knee. Highlights: Threading the joint line.
(3) The ilio-tibial band. Highlights: Threading the ilio-tibial tract at GB 33.
(4) The pes anserine. Highlights: The region of Sp 9.
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July 20, 2021 - 12pm PDT, 3pm EDT (3 hrs)
Presentation of didactic material.Video of Demonstration.Summary. Question and answer
Your Teacher
Whitfield Reaves
In practice for over 30 years, Whitfield Reaves, OMD, L.Ac., specializes in the field of sports medicine. Being in the forefront of the acupuncture sports medicine field, Whitfield's experience includes working with athletes at the 1984 LA Olympic Games and other sport competitions; an author, he teaches internationally as well.
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July 24-25, 2021
SMAC - The Spinal Column - Postural Assessment & Corrective Exercise (PACE I)
SMAC - The Spinal Column - Postural Assessment & Corrective Exercise (PACE I)
with Ian Armstrong, Matt Callison, and Brian Lau
July 24-25, 2021
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This 2-day cutting-edge course will teach the practitioner how to assess postural dysfunction and prescribe therapeutic exercises for muscle and channel imbalances that have directly contributed to the patient's injury. This course will teach important skills to prescribe exercises in the management of their patient’s health care. Exercising different body parts simultaneously in specific and coordinated motions activates the myofascial jingjin so that form and function can align. The practitioner will learn to integrate acupuncture protocols with exercise prescription, including intra-dermal needle prescriptions on the Extraordinary Vessel master points to alleviate discomfort, increase proprioception and enhance clinical outcomes.
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July 24, 2021 - 8am PDT, 11am EDT (4 hrs)
Introduction to PACE I. Triplanar approach.Discussion of spinal bends, offsets and vertebral fixations affecting functional movement. -
July 24, 2021 - 1pm PDT, 4pm EDT (4 hrs)
Discussion of spinal bends, offsets and vertebral fixations affecting functional movement.Exercises for the spinal imbalances. Extraordinary vessel points to enhance treatment. -
July 25, 2021 - 8am PDT, 11am EDT (4 hrs)
Review of Day 1. Introduction of lateral view of spinal functional movementLateral view of spinal functional movement. Sinew channels affected. -
July 25, 2021 - 1pm PDT, 4pm EDT (4 hrs)
Exercises for the spinal imbalances. Extraordinary vessel points to enhance treatment.Exercises for the spinal imbalances. Extraordinary vessel points to enhance treatment. Question and answer
Your Teachers
Ian Armstrong
Ian is an experienced teacher of both the Treatment of Orthopedic Disorders (TOD) and Advanced TOD classes at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and current supervisor at the RIMAC center at the University of California San Diego where he supervises acupuncture students in treatment of UCSD collegiate athletes working alongside the athletic trainers.
Matt Callison
Matt Callison is a renowned instructor and published author of the Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians Chart and quintessential texts such as the Motor Point Index (MPI) Reference Guide and Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has over 27 years of experience in sports medicine and acupuncture.
Brian Lau
Brian Lau, AP, CSMA, is certified in both Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Structural Integration. He has been on faculty since 2013 with the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program, where he teaches anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of the channel sinews (jingjin), and myofascial release.
August 13-15, 2021
FSOMA Conference 2021
In-Person & Virtual
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This year's Florida State Oriental Medical Association Conference will be available in two formats: In-Person in Florida and one Online/Virtual track through Net of Knowledge.
The FSOMA conference is known for bringing you high quality Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine classes with immediately usable clinical information. In addition, there are some exceptional rates available for State Association Members.
If you are interested in attending Online only, check out the "Live or Virtual Option" in the schedule.
Visit the conference website for more information and registration!
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August 13, 2021 - 6am PDT, 9am EDT (3 hrs)
Healing the Brain: Chinese Medicine's Neurology Tradition (Brendan Kelly) -
August 13, 2021 - 11am PDT, 2pm EDT (2 hrs)
Treating the Emotions with 5-Elements (Michael Kowalski) -
August 14, 2021 - 6am PDT, 9am EDT (3 hrs)
Compounding Custom Formulas Effectively - Part I (Christine Chang) -
August 14, 2021 - 11am PDT, 2pm EDT (2 hrs)
Compounding Custom Formulas Effectively - Part II (Christine Chang) -
August 15, 2021 - 6am PDT, 9am EDT (3 hrs)
Mitigating Food Allergies (Xiu Min Li) -
August 15, 2021 - 10am PDT, 1pm EDT (2 hrs)
Diving Medicine Acupuncture EENT (Janneke Vermuelen)
August 18, 2021
Treating Foot Injury and Pain
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Treating Foot Injury and Pain is designed for the orthopedic and sports acupuncturist. This course emphasizes diagnosis and assessment along with creative treatment plans and choice of points based upon anatomical factors. While emphasizing only the most common foot injuries and pain syndromes, these easy-to-understand approaches result in increased clinical effectiveness and confidence. The following structures are covered in this three-hour course:
(1) The achilles tendon. Highlights: Threading the achilles tendon.
(2) The achilles bursae.
(3) Plantar fasciitis and fasciiosis. With the important addition of the abductor hallucis muscle.
(4) The talar joint and sprained ankle. Highlights:Treating the ankle at the talar sinus at GB 40.
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August 18, 2021 - 12pm PDT, 3pm EDT (3 hrs)
Presentation of didactic material.Video of demonstrationSummary. Question and Answer
Your Teacher
Whitfield Reaves
In practice for over 30 years, Whitfield Reaves, OMD, L.Ac., specializes in the field of sports medicine. Being in the forefront of the acupuncture sports medicine field, Whitfield's experience includes working with athletes at the 1984 LA Olympic Games and other sport competitions; an author, he teaches internationally as well.
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September 17, 2021 - August 21, 2022
The Classical Five-Element Acupuncture Program
A Part-Time Year Long Journey into the Heart and Soul of the Five Elements
The Classical Five-Element Acupuncture Program
A Part-Time Year Long Journey into the Heart and Soul of the Five Elements
with Neil Gumenick
September 17, 2021 - August 21, 2022
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Classical Five-Element Acupuncture is one of the most profound and complete systems of medicine in the world. Practiced in accord with timeless natural laws, this system addresses the needs of the patient as a whole: at the levels of body, mind, and spirit.
The Classical Five-Element Acupuncture Program offers Acupuncturists and other licensed medical professionals the opportunity to become certified as Classical Five-Element practitioners. The program is taught by Neil R. Gumenick, M.Ac. (UK), C.T. (Adv.), L.Ac., Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM), and a team of faculty and guest faculty approved by the Director.
Now, this part-time 10 session program is available for you online through Net of Knowledge across 2021-2022, including two practical sessions in California (if situations permit).
The Causative Factor:
Rather than palliating symptoms, which like warning lights on the dashboard of a car, are only signals of deeper imbalance, Classical Five-Element Acupuncture diagnoses and treats at the level of cause.
Every human being is born with, or develops early in life, a primary imbalance in one of the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, or Water) and its associated organs and functions. This is known as the Causative Factor and is the source of the myriad symptoms a person develops over a lifetime. Once identified and properly treated, unless the condition is truly beyond the reach of Nature to reverse, Nature will throw the disease out, regardless of its label.
Diagnosis, Treatment, Patient Management:
Each of the Elements has a corresponding odor, color, vocal sound, and emotion. In imbalance, these correspondences will manifest inappropriately in the patient and reveal the Causative Factor. In this Program, you will learn to reawaken your innate senses: to smell, see, hear, and feel.
Become the practitioner you always wanted to be—join us for this deep learning journey!
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September 17, 2021 - 12am PDT, 3am EDT (0 mins)
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May 7, 2021 - 6:17pm PDT, 9:17pm EDT (0 mins)
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May 7, 2021 - 6:17pm PDT, 9:17pm EDT (0 mins)
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May 7, 2021 - 6:18pm PDT, 9:18pm EDT (0 mins)
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August 21, 2022 - 12am PDT, 3am EDT (0 mins)
Session 10 - August 19-21, 2022
Your Teacher
Neil Gumenick
In practice for 40 years, Professor Neil R. Gumenick, M.Ac. (UK), L.Ac., Dipl.Ac. is Founder and Chief Instructor of The Institute of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture. An accomplished author and international lecturer, he has taught at Yo San University, Emperor's College and SAMRA University.
Past Free Events
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from February 11, 2021
Herb Drug Interaction & Interprofessional Communication Around Herbal Medicine
Principles and practice of effective collaboration with prescribing physicians for L.Ac.s
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Herb Drug Interaction & Interprofessional Communication Around Herbal Medicine
Principles and practice of effective collaboration with prescribing physicians for L.Ac.s
with Benjamin Zappin
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from February 11, 2021
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This brief 90 minute course will offer principles for licensed acupuncturists to consider for prescribing herbs in conjunction with Western drugs and guidelines for inter-professional collaboration regarding this. The course will be taught by an L.Ac. & M.D. team with experience in collaboration and concurrent use of herbs and drugs. An emphasis will be placed on risk management, ethics, therapeutic treatment planning, and critical thinking skills. Case studies will be utilized to demonstrate principles that practitioners can adopt and implement in related scenarios. Considerations for using these tools for networking and practice management will also be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on mental health, women's health, and pain management.
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Benjamin Zappin
Benjamin is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist with over 20 years of clinical experience. He is cofounder of Five Flavors Herbs, Inc. a herbal pharmacy, extract facility, and product line located in Oakland, CA, where Ben also maintains a private practice.
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from December 9, 2020
How to Implement Effective Abdominal Acupuncture Treatments in a Fast and Covid-Safe Way
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How to Implement Effective Abdominal Acupuncture Treatments in a Fast and Covid-Safe Way
with Dave Shipsey
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from December 9, 2020
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This webinar will teach you how to do a complete abdominal acupuncture treatment in a safe & speedy manner. Thus ensuring that you are out of the treatment room in less than 10 minutes, even for complex multi-site painful conditions such as Bi syndrome (Fibromyalgia, Arthritis etc.). Aspects of abdominal treatment protocol will be reviewed to help you get faster at point location and finding Ahshi points that will make all the difference to you and your clients!
Your Teacher
Dave Shipsey
Dave Shipsey is a Registered Acupuncturist, author, and International teacher of Abdominal Acupuncture. Dave has been teaching Abdominal Acupuncture since 2011 and published the first English book on the subject “Mastering the Art of Abdominal Acupuncture”, in 2015.
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from December 3, 2020
Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture
Integrating Biomedical and Eastern Medicine for Analyzing and Treating the Aging Face
Free
Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture
Integrating Biomedical and Eastern Medicine for Analyzing and Treating the Aging Face
with Shellie Goldstein
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from December 3, 2020
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Join Shellie Goldstein, renowned cosmetic facial acupuncturist for this excellent free webinar on integrating biomedical and Eastern Medicine for analyzing and treating the aging face. This class will discuss the anatomical aging facial changes as they pertain to Eastern Medicine patterns of disharmony and diagnosis. Treatment and needling strategies and protocols will be presented.
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Shellie Goldstein
Shellie Goldstein is the founder of the Academy of Advanced Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture, with almost 30 years of experience specializing in cosmetics, facial neurological & musculoskeletal disorders. She is the author of the book Your Best Face Now: Look Younger in 20 Days with the Do It Yourself Acupressure Facelift, and creator of Touch+Glow: The Natural Acupressure Face Lift Kit.
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from December 1, 2020
New and Creative Treatments for the Plantar Fascia
Free
New and Creative Treatments for the Plantar Fascia
with Whitfield Reaves
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from December 1, 2020
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Join Whitfield Reaves to learn how to diagnose this common source of foot pain, and treat both plantar fasciitis as well as the more current condition often called plantar fasciosis. They are different conditions, need differentiation, and there are several creative and precise treatments that can assist clinically. The practitioner needs to understand how to target the tissues of the fascia as well as including the all important abductor hallucis muscle. Often left out of heel pain treatments, this muscle to the big toe plays a significant role in both pain and the healing process. The practitioner, with this information, can find some more gentle and relatively pain free point combinations to use in treating plantar pain.
After the lecture, we will have an audience Q&A session with Whitfield. This session is designed to make sure each practitioner is clear on the precise treatment needed in plantar fasciitis and plantar fasciosis. But we intend to open up the rest of this free webinar to all questions. "Ask us anything", on any topic of sports acupuncture. This should be fun!
For our friends in timezones that can not join us live, feel free to register to watch the recording.
Your Teacher
Whitfield Reaves
In practice for over 30 years, Whitfield Reaves, OMD, L.Ac., specializes in the field of sports medicine. Being in the forefront of the acupuncture sports medicine field, Whitfield's experience includes working with athletes at the 1984 LA Olympic Games and other sport competitions; an author, he teaches internationally as well.
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from November 22, 2020
Understanding Paediatric Mental Health Issues: A Chinese Medicine Perspective
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Understanding Paediatric Mental Health Issues: A Chinese Medicine Perspective
with Rebecca Avern
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from November 22, 2020
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This one hour free webinar will provide you with an understanding of how and why children and adolescents develop mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. Chinese medicine provides a radically different lens to conventional, psychological theories. Using both 5 Element and Organ/Pathogen differentiations, you will go away with an intuitive, effective and profound model through which to approach the growing number of mental issues in children.
Your Teacher
Rebecca Avern
Rebecca Avern is a senior lecturer, clinical supervisor and teaching clinic director at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading, UK. In 2012, she founded an acupuncture centre for the treatment of children in Oxford – the Panda Clinic - and her clinical work is now entirely with children. She teaches paediatrics online and at undergraduate and post-graduate level.
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from November 18, 2020
Moxa Season and the Ming Men
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Moxa Season and the Ming Men
with Susan Johnson
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from November 18, 2020
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Do you know about the Moxa Seasons? Every year there are several two-week windows based on the lunar calendar, where the Ming Men (the Gateway to the Kidney) is wide open. Because of this, every moxa treatment has a more than double effect on the constitution, however, getting sick during moxa season can cause one to be very ill, causing severe repercussions throughout the entire year. Learn more, and how to use moxa heat packs (no smoke), with Susan Johnson, L.Ac.
Your Teacher
Susan Johnson
A graduate of the ACTCM, Susan Johnson, L.Ac., has been practicing TCM for over 30 years. She studied extensively with Drs. Miriam Lee and Young Wei Chieh, and teaches Tung's Points internationally.
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from November 12, 2020
Why Amino Acids Are An Acupuncturist’s Best Friend
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Why Amino Acids Are An Acupuncturist’s Best Friend
with Carolyn Reuben
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from November 12, 2020
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Nutrition is within the scope of practice of California acupuncturists but in our schools we are not trained to use individual amino acids and a pro-recovery diet to quickly stop cravings for drugs, behaviors, and food. Yet, decades of research and empirical evidence support these quick and efficient treatment modalities. Meanwhile, during COVID-19, citizens isolated and quarantined are eating and drinking like never before. Sales of alcohol have increased 55% this year compared to last year at this time and the Mayo Clinic calls the result of our new compulsive eating habits "the quarantine 15".
This presentation reminds participants that their patients may not list overeating or over drinking or over drugging on the intake form but a great number of them ARE in the throes of addiction. Food addiction, alone, is the most dangerous and most common addiction in the United States, causing obesity and diabetes at epic levels in younger and younger individuals. On top of that anxiety and depression are epidemic and most commonly treated with pharmaceuticals such as SSRIs, SNRIs, and highly addictive benzodiazepines. Yet we as acupuncturists have at our fingertips not only excellent acupuncture points as a response, but also useful nutritional tools in amino acids and menu choices. I will detail each of the five amino acids that are useful to respond to patient needs, with results apparent within fifteen minutes, and offer the simple questionnaire that helps the practitioner figure out what the patient's most pressing needs are at that time. The same questionnaire helps both patient and practitioner figure out what dose is needed and when the supplements can be stopped.
Your Teacher
Carolyn Reuben
Carolyn began using acupuncture for addiction treatment in substance abuse treatment programs in 1992 in Sacramento, CA. Carolyn has lectured at state and national conferences, written magazine articles and is the founding director of the Alliance for Addiction Solutions.
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from October 14, 2020
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
An Introduction to German Auricular Therapy
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Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
An Introduction to German Auricular Therapy
with SaTerra Vishnu and Frank Yurasek
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from October 14, 2020
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Hosted by the Florida State Oriental Medical Association, this is the first of a 3-part series, (culminating with a three-day live seminar), dedicated to empowering you with an evidence-based, results-oriented, Veteran Acupuncture System of Care. Initiated in 2012 with the treatment of hundreds of homeless veterans at the semi-annual (Summer and Winter 'Stand Downs") held at the respective North and Southside National Guard Armories Chicago, Dr.'s Vishnu and Yurasek, created these evidence-based protocols providing "real-time" results to those vets in chronic pain and suffering. These clinical efforts culminated in a poster and presentation to the World Federation of Acupuncture Societies in Toronto, Canada, 2016......"Where Have All The Flowers Gone".
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SaTerra Vishnu
SaTerra Vishnu, DOM, AP has over 30 years of clinical experience. A 1986 graduate of the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago, IL where he obtained his degrees in Acupuncture, Herbs and Manipulative Therapy. Since then he has had extensive training in BioElectrical Diagnostics and German Homotoxicology using bioenergetic equipment to find underlying pathogens.
Frank Yurasek
Frank Yurasek, PhD, LAc, received Oriental Medicine training from Midwest College of Oriental Medicine 30 years ago and trained at the Guang Zhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is the Acupuncture Clinical Advisor at Midwest College of Oriental Medicine, National University of Health Sciences, and the director of Acupuncture, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
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from May 17-18, 2020
51st TCM Kongress Rothenburg
Opening Day
Free
51st TCM Kongress Rothenburg
Opening Day
with Dan Bensky, Poney Chiang, and Ayla Wolf
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from May 17-18, 2020
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We are thrilled to be hosting this year's TCM Kongress through Net of Knowledge in partnership with the AGTCM. In this multi-day streaming event we will strive to re-create the unique and engaging atmosphere of Rothenburg.
Since its beginning in 1968, the TCM conference in Rothenburg has been a centre for professional exchange and a meeting place for colleagues. The enjoyment and fun of study is a major part of Rothenburg as well as the commitment and quality of the speakers, brought together from all across the world.
This 51st TCM Kongress Rothenburg will focus on: “The Earth School, Gastro and Neurogastroenterology, Li Gao: Pi Wei Lun”.
This opening day is FREE to attend, and features three mini-classes by Dan Bensky, Poney Chiang, and Ayla Wolf.
Your Teachers
Dan Bensky
Dan has a long-term interest in Chinese and Chinese medicine, having obtained a diploma in Chinese medicine from the Macau Institute of Chinese Medicine in 1975, a Masters in Classical Chinese from the University of Washington in 1996, and a Doctorate in the Discussion of Cold Damage from the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in 2006.
Poney Chiang
Poney Chiang received a PhD in biomedical research from University of Toronto, followed by a Master’s degree in Chinese Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He is an adjunct professor and founder of the Integrative Acupuncture Program at York University (Toronto).
Ayla Wolf
Dr. Wolf is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine specializing in neurological disorders, chronic pain, and concussion recovery. She is a faculty member of the Carrick Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation.
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from May 11, 2020
Acupuncture In Treatment Of The Dying
Graceful And Essential Care
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Acupuncture In Treatment Of The Dying
Graceful And Essential Care
with Gwen LoVetere
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from May 11, 2020
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People often suffer as they die, and we as acupuncturists can help in the assistance of their death. We help them relax and let go; this softening offers release from their fears and anxieties. Acupuncture in hospice care allows the person the opportunity to participate consciously in their own dying process.
Your Teacher
Gwen LoVetere
Gwen LoVetere has been helping people heal through the use of acupuncture and Chinese herbs for over 26 years in her private practice. Gwen is also a senior instructor in Contemporary Chinese pulse diagnosis, also known as the “Shen/Hammer Pulse System”, and both a clinical supervisor and faculty member at the National University of Naturopathic Medicine.
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from May 10, 2020
Abdominal Acupuncture to Boost Immunity
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Abdominal Acupuncture to Boost Immunity
with Dave Shipsey
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from May 10, 2020
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Dave Shipsey will discuss some useful Abdominal Acupuncture treatments that can be used to help boost the immune system. He will give a brief insight into the theory of Abdominal Acupuncture and some reasons why it is so powerful therapeutically. Abdominal Acupuncture is easily self administered and Dave will explain how simple it can be used to treat one’s self. He will also give a brief outline of how to treat others using Abdominal Acupuncture.
Abdominal Acupuncture treatments tend to be multi faceted in nature and have wide and varied side benefits which Dave will briefly describe. He will also give you a quick guide to the location of abdominal points so that you can utilize the treatments discussed immediately after viewing.
Your Teacher
Dave Shipsey
Dave Shipsey is a Registered Acupuncturist, author, and International teacher of Abdominal Acupuncture. Dave has been teaching Abdominal Acupuncture since 2011 and published the first English book on the subject “Mastering the Art of Abdominal Acupuncture”, in 2015.
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from May 8, 2020
Trauma
The Diagnostic Truth Lies in the Uninterrupted Story of the Patient
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Trauma
The Diagnostic Truth Lies in the Uninterrupted Story of the Patient
with Martha Lucas
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from May 8, 2020
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Elements of old trauma can be relived with sensory and emotional intensity. Even so, the patients often do not have a clear recollection or precise memory about what happened. But their body does. Energetic patterns set up in the body can “run” the system. Once you discover the patterns, they can be unraveled with acupuncture.
Your Teacher
Martha Lucas
Dr. Lucas holds a Ph.D. in Research Psychology as well as her degree in Chinese Medicine. She teaches courses worldwide including Pulse Diagnosis Biofeedback and Balancing, Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture System, unique point prescriptions, acupressure, and herbalism. She is passionate about empowering practitioners with the skills to make correct diagnoses.
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from May 7, 2020
An Introduction to Auricular Medicine
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An Introduction to Auricular Medicine
with TruthSayer
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from May 7, 2020
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Auricular Medicine is a specialty within Traditional Chinese Medicine that has its roots in the Huang Di Nei Jing and some of its branches in Western Medicine. Using the micro-system of the Auricle, Auricular Medicine has developed into an incredibly sophisticated system of both diagnosis and treatment of all bio-systems of the body. The diagnosis is remarkably comprehensive and accurate. Without a patient interview, or history, the examination alone provides the doctor with more information than the patient’s intake paperwork. Treatment can relieve acute pain within seconds. Dr. TruthSayer’s introduction includes many interesting cases from her clinical practice.
Your Teacher
TruthSayer
Dr. TruthSayer, DAOM, Dip.OM, LAc, LMFT, is a President Emeritus of the California State Oriental Medical Association, and a former faculty member of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco. She is Founder and Chief Faculty of the Institute of Auricular and Transcendental Medicine and has lectured around the world on auricular topics.
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from May 5, 2020
A Brief Introduction to Saam Acupuncture
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A Brief Introduction to Saam Acupuncture
with Michael Max
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from May 5, 2020
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In this event, Michael Max will give you a brief introduction to the Saam Acupuncture method, including the history of this system, it’s connections to the Yi Jing, diagnostic perspective, channel pairing and how to check for treatment errors.
You will learn the Saam organ/channel pairings and how to apply diagnostic fundamentals. You will also gain clarity on the importance of first using tonification, and also how to recognize and reverse treatment errors.
Your Teacher
Michael Max
The most important thing I’ve learned in my 20+ of practicing Chinese medicine is that acupuncture works from the inside out. Learning to invite the body’s vitality to bring people into a deeper sense of coherence and wellbeing is something that becomes more intriguing to me as the years pass. These days I split my time between clinical work, writing and hosting the Qiological podcast.
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from April 28, 2020
Tung’s Points for COVID19 Symptoms
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Tung’s Points for COVID19 Symptoms
with Susan Johnson
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from April 28, 2020
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Susan offers her best treatment protocols for managing symptoms of COVID19, sanitation and safety practices for keeping your practice open and/or returning back to work safely and a few other very helpful suggestions for life during these crazy times.
Your Teacher
Susan Johnson
A graduate of the ACTCM, Susan Johnson, L.Ac., has been practicing TCM for over 30 years. She studied extensively with Drs. Miriam Lee and Young Wei Chieh, and teaches Tung's Points internationally.
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from April 27, 2020
A Telemedicine Guide: A Low Back Pain Case Study
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A Telemedicine Guide: A Low Back Pain Case Study
with Matt Callison and Brian Lau
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from April 27, 2020
Overview
This webinar highlights a recent video and accompanying blog (www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/blog) featuring Matt Callison L.Ac and Brian Lau AP, C.SMA as they develop, design and work through the logistical issues of a telemedicine assessment and treatment prescription on a patient with low back pain. The intent of this webinar is to provide acupuncturists with ideas to help their patients during these challenging and fast-changing times of COVID-19. The current surge in demand for telemedicine consultations, coupled with the fact that most practitioners have little experience in long distance consultation, prompted us to release this webinar as a learning tool, so practitioners could see our process.
Your Teachers
Matt Callison
Matt Callison is a renowned instructor and published author of the Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians Chart and quintessential texts such as the Motor Point Index (MPI) Reference Guide and Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has over 27 years of experience in sports medicine and acupuncture.
Brian Lau
Brian Lau, AP, CSMA, is certified in both Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Structural Integration. He has been on faculty since 2013 with the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program, where he teaches anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of the channel sinews (jingjin), and myofascial release.
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from April 26, 2020
Flower Essences for Emotional Health During Crisis
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Flower Essences for Emotional Health During Crisis
with Sharon Loerzer
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from April 26, 2020
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Because a person's emotional state impacts on their immunity, as practitioners it's useful having as many tools as possible to help a person cope with fear and anxiety. Expand your clinical repertoire by incorporating Flower Essences into your treatment protocols for the treatment of mental health and resilience building. Safe and effective, flower remedies are easy for patients to purchase and can be used at home. As well as extending the benefits of your acupuncture treatments, flower remedies are a safe alternative to pharmaceutical interventions.
Your Teacher
Sharon Loerzer
Sharon Loerzer is the founder of the Family Evolution Centre which has helped over 2,500 children, teenagers and their families over the past 25 years. Sharon is passionate about helping adults to see through the eyes of children so that a clear and empathetic bond can form outside of traditional power struggles.
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from April 24, 2020
Bringing The Points Alive
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Bringing The Points Alive
with Peter Firebrace
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from April 24, 2020
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Focusing on the treatment of serious lung disorders and on building immunity, this lecture will dust off old classic points so they are seen in a new and fresh light.
Your Teacher
Peter Firebrace
A graduate of the International College of Oriental Medicine, Peter Firebrace, FBAcC, has extensively studied TCM and Chinese language and philosophy. He was a co-founder of Monkey Press, teaches internationally, and also produces songs and poems on topics pertaining to TCM. Peter is in the process of setting up Guan Academy of Chinese Medicine for online teaching.
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from April 23, 2020
Advanced Pulse Concepts
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Advanced Pulse Concepts
with Greg Cicciu
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from April 23, 2020
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Let's take a short visit with the pulse. We will explore some of the attributes that will shock your patients when they find out you can experience them from their pulse. We will also take a brief look at where physical and emotional pain is within the pulse.
Your Teacher
Greg Cicciu
Greg began studying Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine in the early 1990s. He is the author of The Pulse Atlas and has lectured around the world for over two decades on Auricular therapy, Tui-Na, and Pulse Diagnosis.
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from April 22, 2020
The Treatment of Traumatized and Highly Sensitive Patients with Gentle Japanese Acupuncture Techniques
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The Treatment of Traumatized and Highly Sensitive Patients with Gentle Japanese Acupuncture Techniques
with Bob Quinn
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from April 22, 2020
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In this seminar we will look at trauma and what is unique to traumatized and highly sensitive patients. We will consider relevant ancient and modern sources. Bob Quinn will demonstrate some gentle teishin techniques that can be used to treat these patients effectively. He will also show how these same techniques can be done with a needle. We will discuss the importance of not over treating these highly sensitive patients and how to watch out for that.
Your Teacher
Bob Quinn
Bob Quinn, DAOM, L.Ac. has been a full-time Associate Professor of Chinese Medicine at National University of Natural Medicine in Portland since 2009; before that, he taught and supervised at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. He first entered acupuncture practice in 1998 with a master’s degree from OCOM, and later returned to earn his doctoral degree in Chinese medicine in 2008.
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from April 20, 2020
Coronavirus Covid-19, Childhood Vaccinations and Immunity
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Coronavirus Covid-19, Childhood Vaccinations and Immunity
with Julian Scott
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from April 20, 2020
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In this exclusive live webinar, Pediatric Acupuncture expert Dr Julian Scott shares his views on the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. Learn about immunity and Lingering Pathogenic Factors from a TCM and western medicine perspective and enjoy personal insights from one of the forefathers of contemporary acupuncture. Informed by his forty year career working with children and campaigning about childhood vaccinations, this webinar is a must see for parents and clinicians.
Your Teacher
Julian Scott
Dr Julian Scott is the world's most eminent Paediatric Acupuncture Specialist with 40 years experience treating babes and children with acupuncture, dietary advice and western herbs. He is author of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Children, Natural Medicine for Children and Natural Medicine for Women, and Acupuncture in the Treatment of Eyes.
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from April 19, 2020
Korean Hand Therapy: Safe, Low Cost Treatments for Yourself and Your Clients
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Korean Hand Therapy: Safe, Low Cost Treatments for Yourself and Your Clients
with Dan Lobash
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from April 19, 2020
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Keep your clinics open! (Online.) Dr. Dan Lobash showcases some fast an effective treatments that can be done entirely on the hand! KHT provides safe, fast, and low cost treatments. Dan will also be sharing his free manuals with everyone for both client and practitioner.
Your Teacher
Dan Lobash
Dr. Dan Lobash, Ph.D., L.Ac., practices KHT (Korean Hand Therapy) and Traditional Oriental Medicine and has been in practicing for over 30 years. He has taught KHT seminars internationally and is published in several TCM journals.
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from April 18, 2020
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: What Are the Benefits and How Can I Use It in My Practice?
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation: What Are the Benefits and How Can I Use It in My Practice?
with Tom Corbin
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from April 18, 2020
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The information contained in this brief introduction is taken from a continuing education PowerPoint and talk given at the U of Miami Acupuncture for Physicians Program. In addition to a brief review on the physiology and anatomy of the Autonomic Nervous System, the history of Vagus Stimulation in Austria as well as its introduction into N. America. The material was specifically designed for Vagus Nerve Stimulation within the practice of acupuncture , electro acupuncture/laser therapy and acupressure on auricular areas. Dr Corbin was on the initial group that introduced Vagus Nerve Stimulation in the USA and was part of a group that developed Vagus Nerve Stimulators in the USA.
Your Teacher
Tom Corbin
Tom Corbin, Ph.D, is an Acupuncture Physician that specializes in Auricular Acupuncture. He is on the Board of Directors of the Auriculotherapy Certification Institute, teaches in the Complementary Medicine Departement at the The University of Miami, and is a Registered Trainer for the National Acupuncture Detox Association.
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from April 17, 2020
An Integrative Solution to Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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An Integrative Solution to Inflammatory Bowel Disease
with Neil McKinney
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from April 17, 2020
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Inflammatory bowels diseases are often poorly controlled with biological agents, chemotherapy drugs, steroids, and NSAIDs. There is a viable alternative. The successful treatment of colitis and IDB by integration of diet, nutraceuticals, botanicals, psychology, TCM formulations and acupuncture.
Your Teacher
Neil McKinney
In practice for over 30 years, Dr. Neil McKinney, ND, has extensive experience in Naturopathic Oncology as well as Naturopathic Medicine. He graduated from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine and is a founder and instructor at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine; in addition, he founded the BCNA, instructs internationally, and is an author on naturopathic topics.
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from April 16, 2020
Rapport in the Burgeoning Realm of Distance Healing
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Rapport in the Burgeoning Realm of Distance Healing
with Mary McCullough
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from April 16, 2020
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In our new world of “social distancing”, we are embarking on an exciting time of exploration as practitioners. Distance Healing and Telemedicine are hot topics. Now more than ever, having excellent rapport skills plays an important and dynamic role in patient care. Learn more about how to connect with your patients on the mental and spiritual level via phone and video as we explore distance rapport in this new course.
Your Teacher
Mary McCullough
Mary McCullough is an Acupuncturist and Professor. She serves as Senior Faculty member at the Institute of Classical Five Element Acupuncture in California.
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from April 14, 2020
Five Sports Injuries, Five Points to Treat
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Five Sports Injuries, Five Points to Treat
with Whitfield Reaves
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from April 14, 2020
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We often come to expect that many a case is complicated and requires analysis and the assessment is layered and complex. Yet, Occam's Razor, a somewhat obscure tenant of philosophy, states that, simply expressed, "the simplest solution is most likely the right one”. Whitfield Reaves will present five common sports injury and pain syndromes, and explain how it is common and likely that each of these cases could be treated by one specific point. No longer the long list of point combinations to cover all aspect of the presentation of the patient – one point. Of course, we would need know how to correctly locate and needle the point, but, what a relief. One point, and great results.
While of course this is not always possible, listen to Whitfield's adaptation of Occam's theory of "keeping it simple", and its application in medicine. And, maybe even come away with one-point treatment plans for a few common injuries!
Whitfield Reaves is the author of The Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship Program, and his webinars are quite popular on the Net of Knowledge platform.
Your Teacher
Whitfield Reaves
In practice for over 30 years, Whitfield Reaves, OMD, L.Ac., specializes in the field of sports medicine. Being in the forefront of the acupuncture sports medicine field, Whitfield's experience includes working with athletes at the 1984 LA Olympic Games and other sport competitions; an author, he teaches internationally as well.
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from April 13, 2020
How the Classical Chinese View on Emotions Can Help Us Today
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How the Classical Chinese View on Emotions Can Help Us Today
with Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée
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from April 13, 2020
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As human beings, we cannot be without emotions. At the same time, emotions disturb us to the point that we act no more with reason or intelligence. When a situation triggers an emotion, it is usually an important matter needing an accurate reaction, true to life; and it is precisely that what the emotions prevent us to do. The classical Chinese medicine’s approach of emotions, specially agitation and anxiety, exposes what happens inside ourselves, in our heart-mind, as well as in our blood and qi, our organs, and gives leads to regulate ourselves and to come back to a more balanced assessment of the situation and efficient action.
Your Teacher
Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée
TCM academic and historian, Elisabeth Rochat has specialized in both medical and philosophical Classics in her 40+ years career. She co-authored 'A Survey of Chinese Medicine' and continues to teach about the Classics of TCM internationally.
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from April 9, 2020
Incorporating Facial Acupuncture into Your Practice and Through TeleMedicine
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Incorporating Facial Acupuncture into Your Practice and Through TeleMedicine
with Michelle Gellis
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from April 9, 2020
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Please Join Dr. Michelle Gellis, internationally recognized facial acupuncture expert in a presentation on Incorporating Facial Acupuncture into Your Practice.
Topics include: (1) The benefits of Facial Acupuncture both for your patients and for your practice; (2) An overview of what is involved in incorporating FA into your practice: timing, marketing, and pricing; (3) Why providing a full body treatment must be part of facial acupuncture; and (4) The importance of training: documentation/safety/red flags.
Your Teacher
Michelle Gellis
Michelle Gellis is a Licensed and Board Certified Acupuncture Physician. She has been a Faculty Member and Clinic Supervisor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health since 2004. Ms Gellis holds the distinction of being one of the very few acupuncturists in the US certified to teach Facial Acupuncture certification classes on an international level to other acupuncturists.
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from April 8, 2020
TeleMedicine and Internet Income for Acupuncturists
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TeleMedicine and Internet Income for Acupuncturists
with Kath Berry
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from April 8, 2020
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Now is the time to explore new technologies to expand your sphere of influence and help more people - while securing an income online. With ten years experience as an online educator and webinar host, Kath Berry will share her expertise to help you think creatively about services and support you can offer patients beyond your bricks and mortar acupuncture practice. It is time for innovative thinking, with limitless possibilities and immense rewards.
Your Teacher
Kath Berry
Kath Berry is an acupuncture educator with 20 years clinical experience. She loves innovative technologies and their ability to offer support through high quality online education, peer support and information sharing. Kath has hosted online events with some of most influential leaders in the acupuncture profession, and believes technology is the key to securing the future of the profession.
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from April 7, 2020
Build and Maintain Your Practice in a Crisis
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Build and Maintain Your Practice in a Crisis
with Ward Willison
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from April 7, 2020
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Three things in this crisis that will make a difference. Manage your mind, money and marketing. I will show you a process that allows for all emotions to process because keeping your mind working in a crisis is critical. If you did not have a financial plan for a crisis, you better get one now, we’ll do that. In the marketing world the best time to get new clients is during a major event, this qualifies. I will show you how to gain a market share that is only possible in times like this.
Your Teacher
Ward Willison
Success in Life and Practice—join Ward on a trip to your success: a business career, a near death accident, and apprenticing for 10 years with a master. His clinic does 2500+ clients with 3 months off a year, since 2008. Learn the processes that work!
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from April 5, 2020
Why (Not How) Herbs Work
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Why (Not How) Herbs Work
with Greg Sperber
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from April 5, 2020
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We generally know how herbs work either from Chinese or scientific theory or a combination of both. But why do they work? What in the history of plants, animals, and evolution created the benefits of these healthy little bundles? This lecture will examine these questions, in a mind-opening and scientific (but not overwhelming) approach, by exploring Gaia theory, planetary autopoiesis, DNA, and Plant–Human Coalitions.
Your Teacher
Greg Sperber
Dr. Greg Sperber is an author and also holds a Masters and Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He is a professor at PCOM and speaks internationally on TCM business and drug-herb interactions.
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from April 4, 2020
The Gate of All Wonders
Applying Taoist Philosophy in Good Times and Bad
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The Gate of All Wonders
Applying Taoist Philosophy in Good Times and Bad
with Matthew Bauer
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from April 4, 2020
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Taoist philosophy came of age with the teachings of Lao Tzu (Laozi) and Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi) during the tumultuous “Warring States” period. In this talk, we will consider the teachings of Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu and the symbolism of the I-Ching (Yi-Book of Changes) and how those relate to the “natural mind”. Understanding the natural vs. unnatural mind is the Taoist key to navigating life.
After years of devoting himself to helping educate people about acupuncture, this is Matthew first class that delves deeply into his decades-long study and practice of Taoism.
Your Teacher
Matthew Bauer
Matthew began his full-time practice of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in 1986 after several years of studying Taoist history and philosophy with a 74th generation Taoist Master. Matthew has served as an Expert Witness in both California State and private cases, and is also a Founder and the President of the Acupuncture Now Foundation.
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from April 2, 2020
The Traditional Diagnosis - Part 1
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The Traditional Diagnosis - Part 1
with Neil Gumenick
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from April 2, 2020
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The Traditional Diagnosis is the initial meeting, and where it all begins with a new patient. It sets the tone of what may well be a long, close, and rich relationship. Learn how you can use the Traditional Diagnosis to gain the patient's trust, confidence, compliance, as well as to diagnose and treat at the levels of body, mind, emotion, and spirit.
This event covers the first half of the presentation.
Your Teacher
Neil Gumenick
In practice for 40 years, Professor Neil R. Gumenick, M.Ac. (UK), L.Ac., Dipl.Ac. is Founder and Chief Instructor of The Institute of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture. An accomplished author and international lecturer, he has taught at Yo San University, Emperor's College and SAMRA University.
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from April 1, 2020
The Relationship of the Bladder Channel and Intrinsic (Exercise-Induced) Asthma; and How to Treat It.
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The Relationship of the Bladder Channel and Intrinsic (Exercise-Induced) Asthma; and How to Treat It.
with Janice Walton-Hadlock
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from April 1, 2020
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Recent research with people with intrinsic asthma shows that they all have a blockage or pathological re-routing somewhere along the Urinary Bladder, the shunt into the Kidney channel at UB-40, or the portion of the Kidney channel that runs from the knee to the adrenal gland: the route of the UB channel divergence. Restoring the correct channel qi flow throughout this route terminates not just a person’s asthma attack, but ends the person’s tendency for asthma. Period.
Your Teacher
Janice Walton-Hadlock
Janice Walton-Hadlock, DAOM, L.Ac., is a professor at Five Branches University, and specializes in Channel Theory, Yin Tui Na, Psychology and Counseling; she is the founder of the Parkinson's Recovery Project, and is an author on topics relating to Channel Theory and Parkinson's.
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from March 30, 2020
Does a Kid's Sore Throat Always Mean Wind-Heat?
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Does a Kid's Sore Throat Always Mean Wind-Heat?
with David Allen
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from March 30, 2020
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As the world undergoes a once-in-a-generation pandemic, many parents worry about keeping their kids healthy and want to be sure they have the tools they need to confront such an issue. In this talk we will look at steps parents can take to keep kids healthy, as well as looking at what practitioners can do to treat them when they do get sick. We will look at diagnosis in respiratory disease as well as treatment techniques for the most worrisome symptoms.
Your Teacher
David Allen
David Allen, L.Ac., DACM, specializes in TCM for pediatrics and is also a faculty member at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.
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Shen Series - Course 3
Emotions: How to Address the Jumbled Movements of Qi
with Elisa Rossi
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To us westerners it looks as a reductive over-simplification that in Chinese medical tradition there are only 5 or 7 emotions and that they do not seem to consider all the other sentiments, as hate, envy, jealousy, attachment, aggressiveness, shame, fault, regret, avarice, etc.
It is the result of recognizing the essential, of going to the root, to the core, into the heart of the primary emotions.
Chinese Medicine sees emotions as physiological events, a response of our qi and shen to what comes from the outside world. But excessive emotions are harmful: “Desires without limits and worries without end consume jing, coagulate ying qi and expel wei qi; then the shen leaves and the disease is not curable” (Suwen, ch.14) and “When euphoria and anger are not regulated, they will injure the organs, when organs are injured, illness originates in the yin” (Lingshu, ch.66).
Emotions, internal movements, affect qi. If qi does not move properly we can have qi stagnation, blood stasis, accumulation of dampness and phlegm, transformation into Fire and internal Wind, etc. Yin, blood, and jing are injured.
Sadness consumes qi, euphoria scatters the shen, thought and worry knot the flow of qi, anger rises it up, fear does not contain it.
How to recognize the single emotions in patients and in the therapeutic encounter.
Detailed clinical examples help to recognize different patterns and how to use the “shen-axis” points combination.
Learning Objectives
- How to recognize emotions in patients and in the therapeutic encounter.
- Possible use of the “shen-axis” points combination in clinical cases.
- How Chinese Medicine considers emotions.
- When emotions may become pathological and what disorders in the qi system may happen.
Your Teacher
Elisa Rossi
Elisa Rossi PhD, MD, is a Psychiatrist, Acupuncturist, and Licensed Psychotherapist. In 1994 Elisa co-founded the School of TCM “MediCina” and from 2006 she is member of Milan Medical Board for Non-Conventional Medicine. Elisa has written numerous books and has lectured extensively around the world.
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This course looks at how to do a proper chart and examines some of the common mistakes made when charting. Based on the instructors experience with medical charting and over 12 years of clinical supervising, seeing all the mistakes and studying what makes a great chart. In addition, this course will discuss medicolegal aspects of SOAP notes as well as the SOAPE note. This course is a must take for anyone who wishes to protect themselves legally as well give the best care to their patients.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how to employ the SOAP and SOAPE style of charting.
- Understand how to avoid common errors in charting.
- Be able to identify medicolegal aspects of proper charting and the consequences of improper charting.
Your Teacher
Greg Sperber
Dr. Greg Sperber is an author and also holds a Masters and Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He is a professor at PCOM and speaks internationally on TCM business and drug-herb interactions.
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Introduction to Chinese Astrology
An introduction to the basic components of Bā Zì 八字 Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui.
with Sonia Tan
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Open the door and scratch the surface into the world of Chinese metaphysics, and the harmony of nature and humankind. Get your feet wet with these pivotal and essential basics of Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui, two important tools for living in the Sān Cái 三才 - Three Essences harmony. Refine and elevate your Five Phase and Yin / Yang knowledge. Set in motion your learning of the language of the Chinese metaphysical world!
This course is an introduction to the basic foundational components of Bā Zì 八字 (Eight Characters) Chinese Astrology, as well as the Five Phases - Wǔ Xíng 五行 basics utilized in both Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui. Learn and explore:
(1) The origins and characteristics of the Five Phases.
(2) The Chinese characters utilized to represent the original segments of time and phases: The 10 Heavenly Stems - Tiān Gān 天干 and the 12 Earthly Branches - Dì Zhī 地支.
(3) Refinement of your knowledge of Yin / Yang theory.
These basics will be practiced, and contextualized in the concept and integration of the Sān Cái 三才 - Three Essences - the unity and harmony of humankind and natural law. Explore these special foundational tools, its application to Astrology and life flow, destiny, and harmony, and learn basic management of these elements.
Take your first step on the journey of Chinese metaphysics, Astrology, Feng Shui, and seeing the world with a new language of integration and harmony!
NOTE: This is not a regular CEU course and course trajectory. The information of Chinese Astrology is sacred and karmic, and must be treated as such. In order to preserve the sacred integrity of the information, knowledge and the Tan lineage, Dr. Sonia Tan will be requiring some homework in order to move on to the higher levels. There is no proper singular reference book, nor are notes given. Students will be asked to take hand-written notes to encourage muscle memory when learning to write the Chinese characters. This is a brief introduction into the language of Chinese Astrology and advanced metaphysical learning. After this course, in true Astrology fashion, students should be determining if the timing is aligned with themselves and their goals.
Learning Objectives
- Outline the Five Phases and Yin-Yang theory, and its various relationships.
- Translate and explain the basic components in a Chinese Astrology Birth (Natal) chart.
- Contextualize Astrology within the theory of the Three Essences and Chinese Metaphysics field.
- Describe and differentiate the characteristics of the Tiān Gān 天干 and Dì Zhī 地支.
- Identify the name, Chinese character, polarity, and five phases of the 10 Heavenly Stems (Tiān Gān 天干) and 12 Earthly Branches (Dì Zhī 地支).
Your Teacher
Sonia Tan
Dr. Sonia F Tan, DAOM, RAc, RTCMP, licensed since 2006, is a Doctor of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (DAOM degree), a Registered Acupuncturist, and a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Practitioner. She is one of few certified Gold Level practitioners of the late Dr. Richard Tehfu Tan.
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SMAC Webinar Program - Module III (Lower Extremity) - Course 4
Postural Assessment and Corrective Exercise
with Ian Armstrong, Brian Lau, and Matt Callison
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* You can normally get a discount when you buy a series whole!
Overview
Instructor: Ian Armstrong
Assisted by Brian Lau and Matt Callison
This 2-day cutting-edge course will teach the practitioner how to assess postural dysfunction and prescribe therapeutic exercises for postural, muscle and channel imbalances that have directly contributed to the patient's musculoskeletal injury. This course will teach the acupuncturist important skills to prescribe specific exercises in the management of their patient’s health care. Exercising different body parts simultaneously in specific and coordinated motions activates the myofascial sinew channels so that form and function can align. The practitioner will learn to integrate acupuncture protocols with exercise prescription, including how to use intra-dermal needle point prescriptions on the Extraordinary Vessel master points to alleviate discomfort, increase proprioception and enhance clinical outcomes.
This PACE course will build from what was taught in PACE (Module II) that focused on the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex and its relationship to the lower extremity and foot/ankle complex.
The remainder of this class will get the practitioner ready for information taught in Module IV: The Neck, Shoulder and Upper Extremity. The practitioner will learn to assess, through static and functional assessment techniques, postural disparities and associated muscle imbalances that can cause injury to these regions of the body.
Participants will learn how to effectively prescribe therapeutic exercises that will help balance ribcage, neck, shoulder and upper extremity imbalances.
Learning Objectives
- The practitioner will learn to integrate acupuncture protocols with exercise, including intra-dermal needle prescriptions on the Extraordinary Vessel master points to alleviate discomfort, increase proprioception and enhance clinical outcomes.
- The practitioner will learn visual assessment skills for postural imbalances.
- Participants will learn how to effectively prescribe therapeutic exercises that will help balance the foot and ankle disparities such as pes planus and neck shoulder imbalances such as forward head, forward shoulder, cervical rotation.
Your Teachers
Ian Armstrong
Ian is an experienced teacher of both the Treatment of Orthopedic Disorders (TOD) and Advanced TOD classes at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and current supervisor at the RIMAC center at the University of California San Diego where he supervises acupuncture students in treatment of UCSD collegiate athletes working alongside the athletic trainers.
Matt Callison
Matt Callison is a renowned instructor and published author of the Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians Chart and quintessential texts such as the Motor Point Index (MPI) Reference Guide and Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has over 27 years of experience in sports medicine and acupuncture.
Brian Lau
Brian Lau, AP, CSMA, is certified in both Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Structural Integration. He has been on faculty since 2013 with the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program, where he teaches anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of the channel sinews (jingjin), and myofascial release.
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SMAC Webinar Program - Module III (Lower Extremity) - Course 3
Assessment & Treatment of the Channel Sinews
with Matt Callison, and Brian Lau
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* You can normally get a discount when you buy a series whole!
Overview
Instructors: Brian Lau and Matt Callison
This 2-day workshop developed by Brian Lau and Matt Callison highlights how the myofascial channel sinews (jingjin) contribute to efficient movement patterns and balance major joint structures of the lower extremity. Focus is on understanding how these channels are involved in postural and myofascial imbalances that can contribute to lower extremity and foot injuries.
Practitioners will learn to accurately assess knee, ankle and foot imbalances with functional movement examinations, orthopedic examinations and manual muscle testing. “Acupuncture as an Assessment” strategies are used to build treatment protocols using innovative acupuncture strategies in combination with very effective myofascial release techniques that help to align the musculoskeletal system, decrease tension, reduce pain and enhance healing of the injured tissue.
Brian Lau has been practicing structural integration techniques for over 20+ years and brings his experience into teaching the acupuncturist effective myofascial release techniques that can be applied immediately after the practitioner’s acupuncture treatment. These incredible and easy to learn structural integration techniques strongly reinforce the practitioner’s treatment protocol and helps to reduce needle soreness. Your patients will notice a difference in their movement immediately after the treatment! This class sets up the Assessment and Treatment of the Lower Extremity Injuries course, which is taught live in-person.
Learning Objectives
- Learn normal and abnormal movement patterns of the lower extremity, ankle/foot complex and its relationship to the sinew channels.
- Learn the tissues belonging to each sinew channel and their functional anatomy relationship.
- Learn lower extremity myofascial pathways correlate with functional anatomy.
- Learn in theory how to determine which my myofascial sinew channels need to be assessed and treated for musculoskeletal injury.
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Matt Callison
Matt Callison is a renowned instructor and published author of the Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians Chart and quintessential texts such as the Motor Point Index (MPI) Reference Guide and Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has over 27 years of experience in sports medicine and acupuncture.
Brian Lau
Brian Lau, AP, CSMA, is certified in both Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Structural Integration. He has been on faculty since 2013 with the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program, where he teaches anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of the channel sinews (jingjin), and myofascial release.
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SMAC Webinar Program - Module III (Lower Extremity) - Course 2
Motor Point Needle Protocols for Lower Extremity Muscles
with Matt Callison
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Overview
This video presentation discusses the latest research on muscle motor entry point (MEP) locations, how to find the MEP location and effective needle protocols for these points. This presentation discusses over 33 muscle entry points of the lower extremity and foot.
Matt Callison is a pioneer in motor point acupuncture and has spent over 30 years researching, refining and treating muscle motor entry points through the lens of western biomedicine and traditional Chinese medicine. Using surface electrical stimulation, research articles and documenting the locations of muscle motor entry points through his own cadaver dissections has been a career long endeavor. Matt Callison is a master in needling and is well known for designing very effective and innovative treatment protocols that includes MEP’s with traditional acupuncture points.
Understanding where the motor nerve enters the muscle is very useful for the TCM practitioner to understand and can provide insight into needle depth and obtaining "de qi" sensation.
Motor entry point locations are found through cun measurements and not X and Y coordinates. The locations of the motor entry points in this presenation are found using cun measurements, anatomical landmarks and traditional acupuncture points.
This presentation has many cadaver specimen videos showing the motor entry point into the muscle. A cadaver warning announcement will be presented just prior to the video commencing.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the depth of the motor entry point for precision.
- Learn to locate the motor entry points for most muscles of the lower extremity.
- Learn updated and refined needle angles and depths for the motor entry points of the lower extremity.
Your Teacher
Matt Callison
Matt Callison is a renowned instructor and published author of the Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians Chart and quintessential texts such as the Motor Point Index (MPI) Reference Guide and Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has over 27 years of experience in sports medicine and acupuncture.
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SMAC Webinar Program - Module III (Lower Extremity) - Course 1
Anatomy & Cadaver Lab
with Brian Lau, and Matt Callison
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Instructors: Matt Callison and Brian Lau
Each day of this webinar workshop is divided into distinct morning and afternoon sessions. The morning session consists of presentations on Functional Anatomy and Anatomy of the Sinew Channels. These lectures are integrated to focus on the functional relationship between neuromuscular anatomy and the myofascial jingjin tissues and their relationship to the lower extremity. This information is followed by the afternoon session that consists of: 1) Assessment Guidelines 2) Motor Point Location and Protocols, 3) Cadaver dissection presentation.
The information presented in this 2-day workshop will help the TCM practitioner to build a good foundation and to better understand the information presented in subsequent classes in this Module: Assessment and Treatment of the Channel Sinews and also Postural Assessment and Corrective Exercise (PACE) courses.
Learning Objectives
- The practitioner will learn postural, functional and muscle imbalances that can lead to pain and dysfunction based on TCM theory.
- Learn in theory how to determine which my myofascial sinew channels need to be assessed and treated for musculoskeletal injury.
- The practitioner will learn nerve pathways, dermatomal distributions and muscle myotomes in relationship to channel topography.
- Learn lower extremity myofascial pathways that correlate with the classical sinew channels of TCM and the tissues belonging to each sinew channel with their functional anatomy relationship.
- Learn normal and abnormal movement patterns of the lower extremity, ankle/foot complex and its relationship to the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex.
Your Teachers
Matt Callison
Matt Callison is a renowned instructor and published author of the Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians Chart and quintessential texts such as the Motor Point Index (MPI) Reference Guide and Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has over 27 years of experience in sports medicine and acupuncture.
Brian Lau
Brian Lau, AP, CSMA, is certified in both Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Structural Integration. He has been on faculty since 2013 with the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program, where he teaches anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of the channel sinews (jingjin), and myofascial release.
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Mind, Money and Marketing
Things that work in a crisis and beyond.
with Ward Willison
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Are you prepared for a crisis such as a worldwide pandemic in your clinic? This video will show you ways to succeed now and in the future. This course is brought to you free and with a free CEU.
Mental toughness, grit, and resilience are key components to hanging in long enough to win. Learn how to maintain perspective and get it back once lost. Adrenal response can take over with negative stress. Ward has extensive knowledge and training in these subjects and will walk you through how to work with and manage them.
Businesses that run out of money have to shut. Ward has experience as a financial planner and he teaches the building blocks of a financial plan, leading to financial independence.
Peek into Ward's well-received “Practice Management Series”. Classify your clinic and what you need to focus on.
Long game marketing is the key. Many focus on the short game, which is a reason most clinics close. Examples of both are taught.
Learn how to take your clinic online from scripts, what you can do; web services to use and what not to say.
Ward’s shows his clinical numbers for the past few years and what a Covid-19 lockdown did to his clinic once it reopened, what changes he made and why, and thoughts of how his practice changed post Covid-19 lockdown.
Ward is joined by Dr. John Stan for a discussion on new practitioners, the value of Toastmasters, things he did to stay in business, and much more.
Join Ward in helping you to success in your life and practice.
Learning Objectives
- Learn Marketing strategies during stressful events and how to connect to patients and win them for life.
- Understand the basic financial building blocks to financial independence and how to build a simple financial plan.
- Manage and understand some of the emotions and cognition drives in stressful times (why do we freak out and what to do about it).
- What has worked since returning to work and what to avoid at all cost.
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Ward Willison
Success in Life and Practice—join Ward on a trip to your success: a business career, a near death accident, and apprenticing for 10 years with a master. His clinic does 2500+ clients with 3 months off a year, since 2008. Learn the processes that work!
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Management of Headaches in Clinical Practice
Acupuncture for Headaches
with Hamid Montakab
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Headaches constitute one of the most common patient complaints as about 70% of people have experienced headaches and about 15-20% suffer regularly from migraines. Although acupuncture has been proven one of the best therapy methods, still the Chinese diagnosis and treatment remains at times a dilemma for the practitioner, as it involves, quite frequently a combination of patterns.
Learning Objectives
- External headaches: classification, diagnosis and treatment.
- Treatment principles.
- Physio-pathology and diagnosis of headaches.
- The energetics of the head: overview of channels; head and neck points.
- Internal headaches: classification, diagnosis and treatment.
Your Teacher
Hamid Montakab
Hamid Montakab graduated from the Medical School of Paris, completed an education in acupuncture in France and in China. He practiced in the US and later founded the Academy of Chinese Healing Arts in Switzerland and was co-founder and president of the Swiss Professional Organization for TCM.