With Instructor Anthony Von der Muhll, L.Ac., DAOM, DNBAO, FAIPM
Prior completion of the 16-hour Hip, Thigh, Knee: History, Exam, Assessment & Treatment module is required, either in-person or via distance-learning.
Monday, May 1, 2026, 9:00-6:00 at ACCHS, 1600 Broadway, Oakland CA
8 Live NCCAOM PDAs approved
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- Labs focus on areas of technical difficulty, and provide an opportunity for presentation, demonstration treatment and discussion of challenging cases.
- Practice, apply, re-inforce and expand upon physical exam and treatment techniques taught in the associated Hip, Thigh, Knee didactic module.
- Note: Practicum/Review modules are open only to participants who have completed the prior associated didactic module: Hip, Thigh, Knee.
Hip, Thigh and Knee Physical Exam
- Hip AROM assessment
- Hip PROM/joint end-feel testing
- FABER
- FADIR
- Manual strength testing of thigh and buttock muscles
- Gluteus minimus, medius and maximus
- Hip external rotators
- Tensor fascia lata
- Rectus femoris
- Sartorius
- Iliopsoas
- Medial and lateral quadriceps
- Medial and lateral hamstrings
- Hip adductors
- Muscle length tests
- Thomas test
- Knee AROM assessment
- Knee PROM/joint end-feel, and special orthopedic tests
- Flexion and extension passive overpressure
- Valgus, varus, anterior/posterior, rotation, and shear testing
- Patello-femoral examination and testing
Treatment
- Trigger point needling, manual therapy and cupping for gluteals, hip rotators, iliotibial band, quadriceps, hamstrings, adductors
- Joint stabilization/mobilization needling ("prolo-acupuncture") for the knee
- MCL, LCL, ACL, PCL ligaments
- Coronary ligaments and meniscii
- Patello-femoral tendons/ligaments, bursa and joint
- Superior tibio-fibular joint
- Patello-femoral taping
- Exercise therapy for hip and knee pain
