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Distance Learning/Self-Study Courses

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TopicsClasses are pending or approved by NCCAOM, CAB, and/or other accrediting agencies as stated below***
Contact your state licensing board for information about any limitations on the number of distance-learning class hours that may be applied towards license renewal.
Free Introductory Courses
Acupuncture Treatment of the Jing-Jin (“Sinew Meridians”): Introduction1 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDA & CAB CEU Category 1 approved
Basics of Neck1 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDA approved
Essential Orthopedic Acupuncture Techniques & Modalities1 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDA & CAB CEU Category 1 approved
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Overview of Acupuncture Orthopedics: Road Maps to Clinical Success1 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDA & CAB CEU Category 1 approved
Acupuncture Orthopedics Essentials
Acupuncture Orthopedics Essentials I: Fundamentals8 distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs; CAB CEUs available on request
Acupuncture Orthopedics Essentials II: Exam, Diagnosis, and Treatment Principles8 distance-learning NCCAOM PDA approved; CAB CEUs available on request
Acupuncture Orthopedics Essentials III: Myofascial Trigger Point and Joint Stabilization/Mobilization Needling8 distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs approved; CAB CEUs available on request
Treating the Jing-Jin ("Sinew Meridians")
Acupuncture Treatment of the Taiyang Jing-Jin (“Sinew Meridian”): the Posterior Tract7 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs approved; CAB CEUs available on request
Acupuncture Treatment of the Shaoyang Jing-Jin (“Sinew Meridian”): the Lateral Tract8 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs approved; CAB CEUs available on request
Acupuncture Treatment of the Yangming Jing-Jin (“Sinew Meridian”): the Anterior Tract8 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs approved; CAB CEUs available on request
Acupuncture Treatment of the 3 Yin Jing-Jin (“Sinew Meridians”): the Medial and Axial Tracts8 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs approved; CAB CEUs available on request
Acupuncture Orthopedics: Modalities
Advanced Cupping for Orthopedic Conditions3 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs; CAB CEUs available on request
Electroacupuncture for Orthopedic Conditions3 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs & CAB CEUs approved
Exercise Therapy for Acupuncturists8 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs; CAB CEUs available on request
Myofascial Gua Sha for Orthopedic Conditions2 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs; CAB CEUs available on request
Spine & Extremities
Calf, Ankle, Foot16 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs approved; CAB CEUs available on request
Head, Neck, Thorax16 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs approved; CAB CEUs available on request
Hip, Thigh, Knee16 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs approved; CAB CEUs available on request
Low Back, Core, Pelvic Girdle16 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs approved; CAB CEUs available on request
Shoulder Arm Hand16 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs approved; CAB CEUs available on request
Practice Building & Risk Management
Avoiding Lawsuits I: Essential Principles & Practices2 Distance-learning NCCAOM Safety & CAB Category 1 CEUs approved
Avoiding Lawsuits II: Clarifying Gray Areas in Scope of Practice & Consent2 Live NCCAOM Safety PDAs & CAB Category 1 CEUs approved
Avoiding Lawsuits III: Standards of Care, Safety & Documentation2 Live NCCAOM Safety PDAs & CAB Category 1 CEUs approved
Avoiding Lawsuits IV: Ethics & Laws in Marketing and Billing 2 Distance-learning NCCAOM Ethics PDAs & CAB Category 1 CEUs approved
California Scope of Practice Laws: Clarifying the Gray Areas 2 Distance-learning CAB Category 1 Law & Ethics CEUs &
NCCAOM Bio PDAs approved
Medical Documentation: Essential Best Practices5 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs approved; CAB CEUs available on request
Report-Writing for Managed Care: HMO, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation5 Distance-learning NCCAOM PDAs approved; CAB CEUs available on request

Terms of Enrollment

**Refund Policies.

  • All Live Classes (except non-refundable Cadaver Labs):
    • Tuition refund requests must be made in writing
    • A $40 cancellation fee, or 40% of tuition for live classes under $100, will be deducted from the amount refunded.
    • As an alternative, purchasers may request a credit for tuition, minus a $15 processing fee. Credits may be applied towards any other class or product.
    • Refunds will not be issued after the date of live classes or webinars that are missed, commenced, or completed.
  • Live In-person/Hands-on Classes:
    • Refunds and credits will only be issued for requests received more than 14 days in advance of a module date.
    • Purchasers may request credit towards future classes instead of refunds, however, due to enrollment caps, no guarantee is made that tuition paid in advance for one module can be transferred towards registration for a specific different module.
  • Live Webinars:
    • Live webinars will be broadcast using Zoom. No tuition refunds or compensation payments will be issued for any liabilities or damages resulting from the downloading the Zoom app and/or usage of Zoom, nor for any difficulties or inability to access the class with Zoom. We will assist with, but cannot guarantee access to the class meeting from devices. We cannot assist with or guarantee internet or cellular connectivity, device functionality, or Zoom-device compatibility.
  • Non-refundable classes and products:
    • Distance-learning/Self-study classes may not be refunded once purchased. We will consider on a case-by-case basis issuing credit in the event of an accidental If purchase of a distance-learning class when a an in-person or live webinar version was desired instead. For consideration of credit, you must let us know immediately of your accidental purchase before commencing to review the course content.
    • Interactive E-Books are non-refundable.

 Termination of Enrollment

AOM Professional and instructors Anthony Von der Muhll, L.Ac. and Guest Instructors reserve the right to terminate the participation of any class student at any time in event that the instructor determines:

  • The participant is not performing class techniques in a safe and professional manner or is otherwise endangering other participants.
  • The participant does not follow course instructions or instructor's teaching methods, or engages in disruptive, harassing, threatening or other behavior that interferes with the educational process, environment, or experience of other participants.
  • The participant’s state license or malpractice insurance expires or is revoked, placed on probation or otherwise subject to limitations as a result of investigation of potential malfeasance.
  • The participant engages in unauthorized duplication, reproduction or distribution of course notes, materials, or audio or video recordings.

In the event of instructor termination of enrollment, refunds will not be issued for classes previously taken or in progress. Refunds will only be issued for any pre-paid courses that have not yet been taken, subject to fees and deductions as stated in AOM Professional’s Refund Policies as stated above.

Course Cancellation Policies

  • Every effort will be made to adhere to the course schedule as outlined above, however AOM Professional reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule courses or change program faculty, locations, and tuition, due to under-enrollment or other circumstances which prevent the instruction of the course as planned. AOM Professional is not responsible for any expenses incurred by registrants due to class adjustments or cancellations.
  • In the event of cancellation of a course, refunds or account credits will be issued in full.
  • In the event of class re-scheduling or changes in location or program faculty, students may opt for either refunds in full, or application of any tuition paid towards future classes, without administrative processing fees or any loss of discounts applied.

***PDAs and Continuing Education Units are listed for informational purposes only and are pending approval, until indicated as approved by the NCCAOM and/or California Acupuncture Board. Not all classes are approved for both PDAs and CEUs. Please read class sales pages carefully to ensure that the classes you are interested in are pending or approved for the type of continuing education units and issuing agency that you are interested in. All CEUs are Category 1 CEUs, unless otherwise stated. PDA recertification category depends on the individual course--please contact NCCAOM or instructor as needed for more information. No guarantee is made, express or implied, that classes will be accepted by licensing boards or other regulatory agencies for renewal of licenses or certificates.

For more information, please contact us:

Email: info@aomprofessional.com

Phone: (800) 499-1438 x 2

Red Flags & Referrals

Recognition and Management of Serious/Urgent Medical Conditions

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

Next offering: TBA. Please let us know of your interest in a distance-learning class.

Check back for next live class date, or contact us to be notified by email

 Course Goals and Content
On-Demand/Home Study Class

  • Over 30 “easy-to-miss” urgent/serious conditions relatively likely to present in acupuncture practice without prior diagnosis
  • Symptom-based format and case studies: test your ability to rapidly and accurately identify red flags
  • The art of making referrals and building relationships with other health professionals: enhance patient safety, while you increase your practice volume!

Recognition and management of urgent/serious medical conditions

  • L.Ac.’s role as primary health-care profession
  • Condition incidence and/or prevalence in outpatient acupuncture practice
  • Risk factor/history/sign/symptom clusters
  • Pathomechanisms, natural progression and adverse outcomes
  • Stabilizing measures, referrals, consultations, and EMS
  • Documentation of assessment, stabilization and referral

General characteristics of pain as a red flag

  • Timing of pain
  • Post-traumatic and post-surgical pain
  • Atraumatic joint inflammation and degeneration
  • Bone pain and fractures
  • Pain with neurovascular and trophic signs and symptoms
  • Degree of disability
Spinal pain, sensory and motor problems
  • Radiculopathy
  • Cauda equina syndrome
  • Spinal cancer
  • Fractures: vertebral compression, ribs, spondylolisthesis
  • Shingles/herpes zoster

Upper extremity pain, sensory and motor problems

  • Rotator cuff tears
  • Shoulder, elbow, wrist dislocation
  • Fractures: radial head and neck; supracondylar; scaphoid
  • Severe peripheral neuropathy
  • Severe Raynaud’s disease
  • Complex regional pain syndrome: reflex sympathetic dystrophy, causalgia

Lower extremity pain, sensory and motor problems:

  • Avascular necrosis of the hip
  • Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
  • Vascular claudication
  • Ankle/foot fractures
  • Deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism
  • Compartment syndrome

Headaches and oro-facial pain 

  • TIAs, strokes and aneurysms
  • Temporal arteritis
  • Bacterial sinusitis
  • Acute closed-angle glaucoma
  • Non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • Severe sore throat

Organ pain

  • Chest and respiratory pain
  • Abdominal and digestive pain
  • Urinary and reproductive systems pain

Systemic and Psycho-Social Complaints

  • Limb swelling and pulse abnormalities
  • Fatigue and changes in weight
  • Dizziness and altered mental function
  • Substance abuse, depression and suicidality
  • Signs and symptoms of abused and neglected patients

Making and Building Referrals

  • The art of building referral relationships to enhance patient safety and volume.
  • Protocols for effective and timely referrals
  • Documentation of management and referrals
Recommended text: An Acupuncturist’s Guide to Medical Red Flags and Referrals, David Anzaldua, M.D.

Student Ratings and Comments

from evaluations as required by California Acupuncture Board

Respondents: 8 of 13 enrolled

Average rating:  5/5

Comments:

“Awesome class as usual, great guest presenters!” –Marian Blum, L.A.c

Next live offering: TBA. You may also register for a distance-learning version of this class.

And we invite you to view our full program schedule and register for in-person classes and live webinars.

Stabilizing and Mobilizing Joints With Prolo-Acupuncture

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

Next offering: TBA. Please let us know of your interest in a distance-learning class.

Check back for next live class date, or contact us to be notified by email

Ligaments, or 韧带 rèndài

join bones to bones, and may be considered part of the 经 筋 jīngjīn, or myofascial/sinew meridians. Yet assessing and treating ligament injuries is literally a “missing link” in much acupuncture training regarding musculoskeletal pain and disability. Simple and easily-learned techniques for needling ligaments can stimulate self-repair and improve outcomes by helping to:

  • Accelerate healing and reduce chronicity from acute sprains/strains;
  • Re-stabilize hypermobile joints, and restore normal joint tracking and biomechanics;
  • Slow and allow for reversal of joint degeneration that leads to osteoarthrosis;
  • Enhance the treatment of muscles, nerves, and other tissues and systems that contribute to chronic pain.

Ligaments and Joints Covered:

Shoulder, Arm and Hand

  • Acromio-clavicular joint: sprains, separations, chronic hypermobility
  • Gleno-humeral joint: sprains, AMBRI, TUBS and SLAP lesions
  • Transverse humeral ligament: bicipital tendon subluxations
  • Elbow collateral ligaments: sprains, subluxations
  • Wrist ulnar- and radio-carpal ligaments and the triangular fibrocartilage complex: sprains, tears, chronic hypermobility

Hip, Knee, Ankle and Foot

  • Knee patellar, collateral and cruciate ligaments: sprains, chronic hypermobility
  • Knee menisci and the tibio-meniscal ligament: sprains, degeneration
  • The superior and inferior tibio-fibular joints: sprains, chronic hypermobility
  • Lateral ankle/foot: ATF, CF, PTF and CC ligaments: sprains, chronic hypermobility
  • Medial ankle: hyper-pronation, deltoid and spring ligaments: chronic hypermobility

The Spine

  • Cervical and lumbar facet joints: sprains, dysfunction, chronic hyper- and hypo-mobility
  • Posterior sacro-iliac, ilio-lumbar and sacro-tuberous ligaments: dysfunctions, degeneration
  • Supraspinous ligament: whiplash, sprains

Anatomy and Patho-anatomy

  • Functional/clinical anatomy, patho-anatomy of the main and commonly-injured joints of the body, in AOM and standard contemporary medical terms
  • Common etiologies and prognoses for common injuries and pain of the major joints of the body, in AOM and standard contemporary medical terms

Assessment

  • Performing a physical exam for common injuries and pain of the major joints of the body, including observation, inspection, palpation and special orthopedic tests for joint range-of-motion, tracking and end-feel/stability
  • Red flags for serious/urgent joint injuries and pain that warrant referral to physician care

Treatment

Treatment for common joint injuries with acupuncture, including ligamentous prolo-acupuncture (“dry”) needling, electro-acupuncture, and 7-star needling.

Next live offering: TBA. You may also register for a distance-learning version of this class.

And we invite you to view our full program schedule and register for in-person classes and live webinars.

Essentials of Integrative Acupuncture Orthopedics + Basics of Shoulder Injuries and Pain: 2017 ACCHS DAOM Videos

Content Video
DAOM Integrative Acupuncture Orthopedics Program Overview 1 Link
DAOM Integrative Acupuncture Orthopedics Program Overview 2 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics Intro Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics Overview Link
DAOM, IAO / Shoulder Basics, Chronic Pain Overview Link
DAOM, IAO / Shoulder Basics, Degenerative Pain Cascade Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Ergonomics & Posture 1 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Ergonomics & Posture 2 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Range of Motion 1 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Range of Motion 2 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Anatomy/Physiology 1 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Treatment Overview 1 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Treatment Overview 2 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Treatment Overview 3 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Anatomy Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Physical Exam 1 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Physical Exam 2 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Physical Exam 3 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Physical Exam 4 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Physical Exam 5 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Physical Exam 6 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Physical Exam 7 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Treatment 1 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Treatment 2 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Treatment 3 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Treatment 4 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics, Treatment 5 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics (day 2) History & Physical Exam Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics (day 2) History & Physical Exam 2 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics (day 2) Treatment 6 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics (day 2) Treatment 7 Link
DAOM, Shoulder Basics (day 2) Physical Exam Review Link

Shoulder, Arm, Hand — Review and Practicum Lab

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

Prior completion of the 16-hour Shoulder, Arm Hand: History, Exam, Assessment & Treatment module is required, either in-person or via distance-learning.

 

 

Monday, August 18, 8:30-5:30 at VUIM, 1980 Gallows Road, Vienna VA
8 Live NCCAOM PDAs approved

Monday, November 3, 9:00-6:00 at ACCHS, 1600 Broadway, Oakland CA
8 Live NCCAOM PDAs approved

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

 

Course Content

  • Practice, apply, re-inforce and expand upon physical examination and treatment techniques taught in the associated didactic module.
  • Labs focus on areas of particular technical difficulty, and provide an opportunity for presentation, demonstration treatment and discussion of challenging cases.
  • Note: Practicum/Review Labs are open only to participants who have completed the prior associated didactic module: Shoulder Girdle, Arm, Hand.

Shoulder Girdle:

  • AROM/PROM, joint-play/end feel testing and prolo-acupuncture for the acromio- and sterno-clavicular and glenohumeral joints
  • Muscle strength and length testing for the shoulder girdle
  • Manual and exercise therapies and taping for the shoulder girdle

Elbow joint review:

  • Joint play and end-feel testing
  • Ligamentous prolo-acupuncture for joint stabilization

Elbow and forearm muscle review: manual strength testing, trigger point needling, and gua sha therapy

  • Triceps brachii and anconeus
  • Biceps brachii and supinator
  • Pronators teres and quadratus
  • Brachioradialis
  • Forearm extensors and flexors

Wrist joint review:

  • AROM measurement
  • Joint-play/end feel testing: ulnar-carpal, radio-carpal, and distal radio-ulnar joints

Hand and finger joint review:

  • AROM measurement
  • Joint-play/end feel testing: carpo-metacarpal, metacarpo-phalangeal, and interphalangeal joints

Hand and finger strength testing review: dynanometer measurement

  • Grip strength
  • Pinch strength
  • Manual testing

Case presentation/treatment demonstration and discussion

Low Back, Core and Pelvic Girdle — Review and Practicum Lab

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

Prior completion of the 16-hour Low Back, Core & Pelvic Girdle: History, Exam, Assessment & Treatment module is required, either in-person or via distance-learning.

Monday, January , 9:00-6:00, at ACCHS, 1600 Broadway, Oakland CA
8 Live NCCAOM PDAs approved

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

 

Course Content:

  • Practice, apply, re-inforce, expand upon physical examination and treatment techniques taught in the associated didactic module.
  • Labs focus on areas of technical difficulty, and presentation & demonstration treatment and discussion of challenging cases.
  • Note: Practicum/Review Labs are open only to participants who have completed the prior associated didactic module: Low Back, Core, Pelvic Girdle.

Central Nervous System Exam

  • Upper motor neuron pathologic reflexes

Lumbo-Sacral Spine Exam

  • Lower extremity reflexes
  • Lower extremity sensory exam
  • Lower extremity myotome exam
  • Lumbar AROM assessment
  • Manual strength testing of gluteals, hip external rotators, and iliopsoas

Low Back, Core, and Pelvic Girdle Treatment

  • Prolo-acupuncture for lumbar facets, sacro-iliac and pubic symphysis joints, and iliolumbar and sacrotuberous ligaments
  • Soft joint mobilizations for lumbar facets, sacro-iliac and pubic symphysis joints
  • Trigger point needling, gua sha, and manual therapies for lumbar, abdominal and gluteal musculature, including quadratus lumborum and iliopsoas
  • Core strengthening therapeutic exercises

Case presentation/treatment demonstration and discussion

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Head, Neck, Thorax — Review and Practicum Lab

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

Prior completion of the 16-hour Head, Neck Thorax: History, Exam, Assessment & Treatment module is required, either in-person or via our self-paced distance-learning course.

Monday, July 14, 9:00-6:00, at ACCHS, 1600 Broadway, Oakland CA
8 Live NCCAOM PDAs approved

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

  • Apply, practice, re-inforce, expand upon physical exam and treatment techniques taught in the associated didactic module.
  • Labs focus on areas of particular difficulty, and include presentation, demonstration treatment and discussion of challenging cases.
  • Note: Practicum/Review Labs are open only to participants who have completed the prior associated didactic module: Head, Neck, Thorax.

Head and Central Nervous System Exam

  • Cranial nerve exam
  • Central nervous system exam

Cervico-thoracic Spine Exam

  • Upper extremity reflexes
  • Upper extremity motor exam
  • Cervical and thoracic spine active range-of-motion assessment
  • Ribcage excursion assessment

Cervico-thoracic Spine Treatment

  • Tui na joint mobilization and prolo-acupuncture for cervical subluxations and facet joint arthropathy
  • Trigger needling, gua sha, and manual therapies for trapezius, levator scapula, scalenes, sternocleidomastoid, multifidi, and intercostal muscles

Case presentation/treatment demonstration and discussion