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: key diagnostic questions
- "Red flag" symptoms of urgent/serious medical conditions potentially warranting referral to physician care: stenosis, tumors, infection, fractures, and neuropathies
- Identifying the affected jing-jin ("sinew meridians" or myofascial tracts).
- Differentiating symptoms of muscles, joint, disc, spinal cord, and nerve root injuries
- Neural hypersensitization and psycho-social factors
Physical exam of the low back, neck and shoulder: 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 spinal and shoulder joints
- Examination for upper and lower motor neuron lesions: deep tendon, and pathologic reflexes and sensory, and motor function
- Manual strength testing and referred pain pattern charts for 35 key muscles of the low back, core and pelvic girdle, neck and shoulder
- Special orthopedic tests for the back, neck and shoulder
- Clinical flow charts to facilitate efficiency and accuracy in examination
Diagnosis and pattern identification
- Jing-jin syndromes
- Postural and motion dysfunctions
- Muscle strains and myofascial pain
- Radiculopathies and stenosis
- Chronic back, neck and shoulder pain, spondylosis, arthritis, degenerative disc disease, scoliosis
- Spinal spondylolistheses
- Failed spinal surgery syndromes
- For the low back: post-partum pain, insufficiency of the iliolumbar and sacrotuberous ligaments, and dysfunctions of the sacroiliac joint
- For the neck and shoulder: cervical facet, glenohumeral and acromioclavicular joint pain
Treatment of the jing-jin and orthopedic conditions
- Myofasicial trigger point needling.
- Low back: quadratus lumborum, iliopsoas, gluteals, hip external rotators, and abdominals.
- Neck: upper trapezius, levator scapula, scalenes, sternocliedomastoid.
- Joint & ligament acupuncture.
- Low back: iliolumbar, posterior sacro-iliac, and sacro-tuberous ligaments.
- Neck: spondylolistheses and facets. Shoulder: glenohumeral and acromioclavicular joints
- Active cupping. Suction + movement to improve spinal range-of-motion and joint biomechanics.
- Gua sha and tui na. Manual myofascial and joint mobilization.
- Electroacupuncture. For radiculopathies and spinal cord compression and injuries.
- 3-edged, lancet and 7-star needle therapies. Moving and draining blood stagnation to reduce pain and restore flexibility.
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