With Instructor Anthony Von der Muhll, L.Ac., DAOM, DNBAO, FAIPM
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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.
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Clinical anatomy, kinesiology, and the jing-jin ("sinew meridians" or myofascial tracts)
- Bones, muscles, discs and facet joints, and neurology
- Posture and motion dysfunctions
- The arthritic progression: strain/sprain, derangement, degeneration
History-taking for head, neck, thorax: key diagnostic questions
- "Red flag" symptoms of urgent/serious medical conditions warranting referral to physician care
- Differentiating symptoms of muscles, joint, disc, and spinal cord, plexus and nerve root injuries
- Neural hypersensitization and psycho-social factors
- Functional capacity questionnaires for reporting to managed care insurance
Physical exam of the head, neck, thorax: key procedures
- Observation, inspection and palpation
- Joint exam: active range-of-motion, stability, and tracking assessment of the cervical and thoracic spine and TM joint
- Neurologic exam: upper motor neuron; arm reflex, sensory, and motor function; and brachial plexopathies
- Special orthopedic tests for the spine and ribcage
- Documentation of physical exam findings
- Measuring and reporting functional capacity baselines and treatment outcomes
Diagnosis and pattern identification
- Cervicogenic and tension-type headaches
- Temperomandibular joint pain and dysfunction
- Cervical and thoracic sprains/strains and chronic myofascial pain
- Cervical and thoracic disc and facet joint injuries: dysfunction, derangement, degeneration
- Nerve root and spinal cord injuries
- Intercostal sprains/strains
- Brachial plexopathies and thoracic outlet syndrome
- Myofascial trigger points and referred pain patterns for over 17 muscles of the head, face, neck and thorax
Treatment of head, neck, and thorax pain and injuries
- When and how to use distant and local needling for rapid and lasting pain relief
- Electroacupuncture for neural blockade and rehabilitation
- Releasing muscle tension through myofascial trigger point needling
- Prolo-acupuncture for spinal and TM joint stabilization and mobilization
- Using 7-star, 3-edged and lancet needles to reduce inflammation and ischemic pain
- Manual therapy: gua sha, tui na, and muscle energy techniques to reduce trigger points and restore muscle flexibility and joint range of motion
- Active suction cupping: combining cups with passive and active movement for rapid and lasting results
- Postural and ergonomic correction and exercise therapies
Build on your skills with the Review/Practicum Lab
Student Ratings and Comments
from evaluations as required by California Acupuncture Board, prior live class offerings in 2017.
Respondents: 20 of 20 enrolled
