Description

his acupuncture course is designed to meet the needs of physicians seeking responsible and comprehensive training in the discipline of medical acupuncture. In doing so, this CME activity addresses the demands of patients and physicians seeking a safe and time-tested complement or alternative to conventional medical therapies, whether for pain or general medical problems accessible to acupuncture. If you participate conscientiously in all aspects of the acupuncture course, Medical Acupuncture for Physicians will enable you to: Apply this skill when addressing neuromusculoskeletal and headache pain problems in your clinical setting, and thereby reduce reliance on pharmaceuticals; Use the acupuncture diagnostic model to interpret premorbid and stress-related problems that typically escape explanation and to address the “worried well” in your practice; Use acupuncture as an early intervention tool in managing chronic pain patients, as primary treatment or in collaboration with medications and other interventions; Relate on a more intimate, interactive, and practical level with your patients, and thus allow you to enjoy anew your practice of medicine.

Course Curriculum

Basic science foundations of acupuncture Clinical science levels of evidence Fundamental tenets of traditional acupuncture theory Hybrid contemporary model of acupuncture Channel and point function, location, and palpation Integrated approaches to diagnosis and therapy Needling technique Patient management Practice set up, building, and billing Module One: Auricular acupuncture Surface and myofascial techniques for treating musculoskeletal pain (Surface Release, Tendinomuscular Meridians, Trigger Point Deactivation, Two-Needle Technique, Gua Sha scraping) Energetic Treatment Protocols Safe Default Initial Treatments Introductory work with the Principal Meridians Module Two: Energy circulation through the Principal Meridians Shu-Mu subsystem Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (PENS) Deep needling and periosteal techniques Five Phases and the GAM treatment Introduction to Curious Meridians Practice Management panel Module Three: Intermediate PENS and Periosteal stimulation Distinct Meridian subsystem General medical applications of acupuncture Energetic balancing treatments Needling proficiency and excellence in needling challenging points Microsystem diagnosis Patient cases

Trainer Expertise

ACUPUNCTURE 260

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