Category Archives: Live In-Person Classes

Documentation and Report-Writing

for Better Care, Reimbursement, Referral-building, and Malpractice Defense

With Instructor Anthony Von der Muhll, L.Ac., DAOM, DNBAO, FAIPM

Medical Documentation: Essential Best Practices

Live Webinar Workshop & Distance-Learning Course

Professional medical documentation skills are vital for:

  • Improving outcomes and learning directly from your patient cases
  • Building referral relationships and improving coordination of care with other medical professionals
  • Supporting insurance reimbursement
  • Complying with records requests and surviving insurance audits
  • Defense in case of malpractice suits and complaints to regulatory agencies

Class Topics:

  • Bring your charting up to the highest standards of professionalism by reviewing and applying best practices in:
    • Organization and completeness
    • Appropriate use of medical terminology
    • Documenting case management and safety procedures
  • Techniques to save time and effort while improving quality
    • Pros and cons of templates, checklists, and narratives: avoiding the appearance of "rote" treatment
    • Custodianship and transfer of patient records: keeping it safe and legal
    • Further learning: developing charting skills for your areas of specialization

Class notes feature sample initial (History of Present Illness) and progress (SOAP) notes.

Billing managed care insurance? Our Report-Writing Workshop for Managed Care class can help with treatment authorization and reimbursement. Register for both classes for -10% off each.

Report-Writing for Managed Care: HMO, Personal Injury & Work Comp

Live Webinar Workshop & Distance-Learning Course

-- "Thanks a lot for providing the class to us; very professional and useful, helpful!" -- Shaoying Bai, LAc., Sacramento CA

Report-writing skills are vital for treatment authorization and reimbursement for HMO, Personal Injury and Work Comp cases.

Class Topics:

  • Documentation and reporting of subjective and objective measurements of functional capacities and other key baselines, including:
    • Standard, research-validated questionnaires to measure patient self-assessments of functional capacity
    • Pain scales: how to use them accurately and reliably
    • Findings from observation and inspection
    • Joint range-of-motion
    • Strength, sensory function, and tenderness scales
    • Measuring limb girth and skin lesions
    • Special tests and physical examinations
    • Non-quantifiable assessments of functional capacity
  • Setting appropriate treatment goals
  • Presenting outcomes and making recommendations for future care to support reimbursement and treatment authorization/re-authorization requests

Class notes include sample initial functional capacity evaluations and re-evaluation reports for managed care insurance.

Live webinar workshops feature instructor-lead peer review/feedback regarding student chart notes and reports.

Student Ratings and Comments

from evaluation from prior live class offering in 2016, as required by California Acupuncture Board

Respondents: 13 of 17 enrolled

Average rating: 99/100

  • “Anthony as always is superbly professional, knowledgeable, and encouraging improvements in clinical practice. Thank you!”  --Anonymous
  • “All of your classes have been instrumental in my ability to improve patient care–but it could be a 2-day course to cover more. Thank you!”  –Jennifer Root, L.Ac.
  • “I always enjoy Anthony’s classes, very helpful info.”  --Anonymous

For Certification in Acupuncture Orthopedics, either the live webinar (8 hours), or the distance-learning class (5 hours) + one live 3-hour Case Consultation meeting focused on medical documentation is required.

Calf, Ankle & Foot

With Instructor Anthony Von der Muhll, L.Ac., DAOM, DNBAO, FAIPM

Includes lifetime access to high-definition videos, slideshows, and class notes

See below for detailed description of class contents

In-Person Classes & Live Webinars

Must be attended at the time/date offered for Live PDAs/CEUs

 

 

Basics of Calf, Ankle, Foot

with Anthony Von der Muhll

Contact Us for next class date

Anatomy Lab for Acupuncturists

with Jamie Bender

Fri July 10, 2026, 9:00-6:00, at ACCHS, Oakland CA

Last time on the US West Coast!

History-Taking, Exam, Assessment, Treatment

with Anthony Von der Muhll

Saturday-Sunday, July 11-12, 2026, 9:00-6:00, at ACCHS, Oakland CA

Review & Practicum Lab

with Anthony Von der Muhll

Monday July 13, 2026, 9:00-6:00, at ACCHS, Oakland CA

Self-Paced Distance Learning

 

 

 

Calf, Ankle, Foot:  History, Exam, Assessment, Treatment

Self-paced Distance-learning Module

with Anthony Von der Muhll

 

Comments from Class Evaluations

"This class will directly benefit my patients...Very thorough and patient teaching + re-teaching...No suggestions, he's awesome."  --Whitney Bird, L.Ac., Napa CA

"Wonderful class! I use this information in the clinic quite often." -- Eunhye Kim, L.Ac., Oakland CA

 

Clinical anatomy, kinesiology, and the jing-jin ("sinew meridians" or myofascial tracts)

  • Bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and neurology
  • Posture and motion dysfunctions
  • The arthritic progression: strain/sprain, derangement, degeneration

Physical exam of the calf, ankle and foot: how findings can guide treatment with acupuncture modalities

  • Observation of gait dysfunctions
  • Surface anatomy, inspection and palpation
  • Ankle and foot joint active range-of-motion, tracking and functional tests: measurements, diagnostic significance
  • Ankle and foot passive range-of-motion and joint-play/end-feel stress tests
  • Muscle length and manual strength testing and referred pain pattern charts for 20 key muscles of the calf, ankle, and foot
  • Special orthopedic tests for the ankle and foot
  • Documentation of physical exam findings
  • Measuring and reporting functional capacity baselines and treatment outcomes
  • Clinical flow charts to facilitate efficiency and accuracy in examination

Diagnosis, Pattern Identification, and Treatment

Calf

  • Gastroc/soleus strains and plantaris ruptures
  • Achilles, tibialis anterior, peroneal, and toe extensor tendinitis and nodular tendinosus
  • Tibialis posterior dysfunction
  • Medial tibial stress (“shin splints”) syndrome

Ankle joint

  • Ankle sprains
  • Calcaneal bursitis
  • Chronic ankle instability: ATF, PTF, and CF ligamentous laxity
  • Post-surgical adhesive capsulitis
  • Degenerative joint disease/osteoarthrosis
  • Sinus tarsi and lateral ankle impingement syndromes

Foot

  • Acute sprains/strains
  • Plantar fasciitis and metatarsalgia
  • Turf toe and sesamoiditis

Peripheral neuropathies

  • Peroneal neuropathy
  • Tarsal tunnel syndrome
  • Morton’s neuritis and neuromas
  • Reflex sympathetic dystrophy/complex regional pain syndrome

Treatment modalities include:

Build on your skills with the Review/Practicum Lab.

 

Hip, Thigh, Knee

With Instructor Anthony Von der Muhll, L.Ac., DAOM, DNBAO, FAIPM

Includes lifetime access to high-definition videos, slideshows, and class notes

See below for detailed description of class contents

In-Person Classes & Live Webinars

Must be attended at the time/date offered for Live PDAs/CEUs

 

 

Basics of Hip, Thigh, Knee

Live Webinar with Anthony Von der Muhll

Monday, September 8, 2025, 8:00-9:00 pm Eastern Time

Hip, Thigh, Knee:  History, Examination, Assessment & Treatment

with Anthony Von der Muhll

Saturday-Sunday, October 4-5, 2025, 9:00-6:00

at the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine, 1980 Gallows Road, Vienna VA

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Last time on the US West Coast!

Saturday-Sunday, May 2-3, 2026, 9:00-6:00

at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, 1600 Broadway, Oakland CA

Hip, Thigh, Knee:  Review & Practicum Lab

with Anthony Von der Muhll

Prerequisite: completion of our 16-hour Hip, Thigh, Knee: History, Exam, Assessment & Treatment course (in-person, or distance-learning)

 

Monday, October 6, 2025, 8:30-5:30

at the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine, 1980 Gallows Road, Vienna VA

 

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Monday, May 4, 2026, 9:00-6:00

at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, 1600 Broadway, Oakland CA

Contact Us > 1 month prior to class date to request CAB CEUs

Hip, Thigh, Knee: Anatomy Lab for Acupuncturists

with Jamie Bender

Friday, May 1, 2026, 9:00-6:00

at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, 1600 Broadway, Oakland CA

 

Self-Paced Distance Learning

 

 

 

Hip, Thigh & Knee:  History, Exam, Assessment, Treatment

Self-paced Distance-learning Module

with Anthony Von der Muhll

 

Comments from Course Evaluations

"Anthony is a wealth of knowledge and a great service to the profession. So grateful for him!"  -- Kevin Craft, LAc., Oceanside CA

"I use this information everyday in the clinic. So very useful and effective!" -- Eunhye Kim, LAc., Oakland CA

 

Clinical anatomy, kinesiology, and the jing-jin ("sinew meridians" or myofascial tracts)

  • Bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, neurology
  • Posture and motion dysfunctions
  • The arthritic progression: strain/sprain, derangement, degeneration

History-taking: key diagnostic questions

  • "Red flag" symptoms of urgent/serious medical conditions potentially warranting referral to physician care: hemarthrosis, thromboses, infections, fractures, pediatric and adolescent conditions, and neuropathies
  • Identifying the affected jing-jin ("sinew meridians" or myofascial tracts).
  • Differentiating symptoms of muscles, tendons, ligament, joint and nerve injuries
  • Neural hypersensitization and psycho-social factors

Physical exam of the hip, thigh and knee: how findings can guide acupuncture treatment

  • Classical jing-jin and modern orthopedic observation, inspection and palpation
  • Joint exam: active range-of-motion and passive stress testing of the hip, tibiofemoral, patellofemoral, and superior tibiofemoral joints
  • Manual strength testing and referred pain pattern charts for 20 key muscles of the hip, thigh and knee
  • Special orthopedic and neurologic tests for the hip, thigh and knee
  • Clinical flow charts to facilitate efficiency and accuracy in examination

Diagnosis and pattern identification

  • Hip and Buttock
    • Muscle strains and myofascial pain: gluteals, piriformis, iliacus, tensor fascia lata
    • "Snapping hip" syndrome and enthesitis
    • Bursitis: trochanteric and iliopsoas
    • Femoral acetabular syndrome
    • Labral tears and capsular laxity
    • Osteoarthrosis
    • Neuropathies: sciatic, lateral femoral cutaneous
  • Thigh
    • Muscle strains and myofascial pain: quadriceps, hamstrings, sartorius, adductors, iliotibial band
  • Knee
    • Muscle strains and myofascial pain: popliteus
    • Bursitis: patellar, iliotibial, pes anserine
    • Patellofemoral syndromes
    • Ligament sprains: ACL, MCL, LCL, PCL
    • Meniscus injuries and degeneration
    • Osteoarthrosis
    • Superior tibiofibular joint laxity

Treatment of the jing-jin and orthopedic conditions