Module 1

Essentials of Integrative Acupuncture Physical Medicine and

Basics of Shoulder Injuries and Pain

March 7-8th, 2015

9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

16 Category 1 CEUs approved by California Acupuncture Board

at 200 Seventh Ave., Santa Cruz CA

Course Content:

This class will cover essentials of an integrative approach to acupuncture physical medicine.

Shoulder pain and injuries will serve as a common condition to illustrate theory, principles and techniques of integrative acupuncture evaluation, diagnosis and treatment.

Overview of Integrative Acupuncture Physical Medicine

• Integrative (East-West and bio-psycho-social) models of chronic pain and healing.

• Jing-luo theory and tissues in AOM, and their relationships to patho-anatomy and -physiology of injuries and pain

  • Bones

  • Muscles

  • Tendons/aponeuroses

  • Ligaments

  • Bursae

  • Peripheral nerves and central nervous system

  • Joints

  • Pathologic fibrosis/scar tissue

• Anatomical kinesiology and 6-meridian theory: how the body moves and maintains stability, in health and disease

• The degenerative cascade: Eastern and Western natural history

Evaluation and Diagnosis of Injuries and Pain

• History-taking for injuries and pain: objectives, challenges, and general procedures

  • Key questions for assessing risks, urgency and severity

• Physical examination for injuries and pain: objectives, challenges, and general procedures

  • Inspection, vitals.

  • Active range-of-motion.

  • Passive range-of-motion/joint play/end-feel.

  • strength, sensory, and reflex testing.

  • Diagnosis/pattern identification in integrative acupuncture physical medicine; identifying root and branch.

Treatment Goals, Principles and Modalities.

• Indirect vs. direct approaches to acupuncture treatment

• Making distal acupuncture work for musculoskeletal pain

• Neuro-anatomical needling (“dry/ trigger-point/ prolo-” acupuncture)

• Basics of electro-acupuncture

• Manual therapies, gua sha, cupping

Basics of Shoulder Injuries and Pain

• Clinical anatomy of the shoulder

• Key diagnostic issues

• Identifying urgent/serious conditions; ruling out the neck as a contributor

• History-taking for shoulder injuries and pain: key questions

• Physical exam of the shoulder

  • Inspection, surface anatomy and palpation

  • Active range of motion

  • Passive range-of-motion and joint play/end-feel

  • Strength testing

  • Special orthopedic tests

• Documenting normal and abnormal findings for the shoulder

• Introduction to diagnosis and treatment for the shoulder

  • Gua sha, cupping, 7-star needling

  • Treatment of shoulder tendonitis, bursitis and impingement with acupuncture/electro-acupuncture.

  • Correcting posture and ergonomics

  • Exercises and taping techniques

Further evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of shoulder conditions will be covered in:

Module 2: Cervico-Thoracic Spine, Thorax, Shoulder Girdle, and Tempero-mandibular Joint

March 28-29, 2015

All classes will be held at 200 7th Ave., Santa Cruz CA, 95062