With Instructor Anthony Von der Muhll, L.Ac., DAOM, DNBAO, FAIPM
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PDAs AOM-AC/CEUs Category 1 approved
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First time user? Your account will be automatically be created after purchase. Please note:
--Webinars require continuous attendance on the date(s) offered to receive PDAs/CEUs. If you cannot attend, please consider a self-paced distance-learning version instead, if available, or another class that you will be able to attend.
--Ebooks are included with class purchase--please do not purchase both. When purchased separately, Ebooks are for informational purposes only--no PDAs/CEUs.
Questions? Please visit our FAQ page. Thank you for your purchase!
Neck and shoulder injuries and pain serve as a clinical example to demonstrate theory, principles, modalities and techniques of acupuncture orthopedics.
- Overview of acupuncture orthopedics: integrating Eastern and Western understandings of injuries, pain and disability
- From acute injury to chronic pain and disability: bi syndromes and the degenerative cascade
- Challenges, standards and goals for treating injuries, pain and disability
- Moving beyond passive symptom relief to active restoration of functional capacity
- Resources for developing essential knowledge, skills and abilities
- Pain psychology and neural hypersensitivity: recognizing and treating hidden mind-body pathomechanisms of chronic pain and disability
- Optimal treatment of orthopedic tissues
- Bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments: selecting the best AOM treatment modalities
- Kinesiology and the jing-jin ("sinew channels"): understanding posture and motion disorders
- The orthopedic interview: taking an effective history
- Objectives, challenges, priorities, structure and flow
- Key questions for assessing severity/urgency and focusing physical exam
- Essential inquiry for diagnosis and pattern recognition
- Interview techniques to build patient rapport and a strong therapeutic alliance
Student Ratings and Comments
from evaluations as required by California Acupuncture Board, prior live class offerings in 2016 and 2017.
Respondents: 29 of 37 enrolled
Average rating: 98/100
"Excellent teacher" --Anonymous
"Thank you. Instructor is outstanding." --Anonymous
"Anthony is a gem! He is very clear and organized." --Anonymous
"Good choice for a teacher." --Anonymous