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Enhancing Sports Medicine with Traditional Chinese Medicine
ACUSPORT EDUCATION NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 49 | JULY 2022
We hope you have been enjoying the Summer!
We are so excited to announce that we are finally kicking off the long awaited New & Improved 2022-2023 SMAC Program this month! We are humbled that the interest has been so immense.
Due to the quick sell out of the Module I Assessment & Treatment of Injury class- Huatuojiaji Points: Vertebral Fixations and Facilitated Segments (HTJJ) in San, Diego, CA, later this month, we opened a second section of this in-person only course in
Dallas, Texas on October 8-9, 2022. Seats are filling up for this class as well so again, if you are interested, please do not delay in please do not delay in registering!
For more information on the New & Improved 2022-2023 SMAC Program, which begins this month, click here! Also, keep in mind about 75% of our SMAC Program is also now available ONLINE. For a full list of all of our SMA
Program Classes and their available formats, click here.
NEW FOUNDATIONAL CLASSES IN CANADA
1. The Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine textbook by Matt Callison is available for purchase.
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“An impressive and very thorough book destined to be a great reference guide for the clinic.” — Tom Bisio
“Every practitioner of acupuncture at every level will gain further insight and knowledge from this book.” — Peter Deadman
A brief statement from a user of the book:
“Your book really helped me take that next step - I have used other books and protocols but your organization and explanations are superior - the integration of different ages and scenarios and then the points to match. . . great work and skill, thank you . . and my patients thank you too, many successful outcomes with your guidance- I have been in practice 16 years with loyal following and
have been using your book to help several unresolved problems that my “tool” bag could not help! Thanks again!” — Ali Racheotes
NOTE: The book is available in Canada, Europe, Australia and the UK. To purchase it from one of these locations, please do so through the appropriate distributor found in the FAQ section of the webpage.
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2. NEW & UPDATED Motor Points & Acupuncture Meridians Wall Chart is HERE!
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"Special shout out to Sports Medicine Acupuncture for this brilliant and extremely durable Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians poster! Patient education is a big deal at my practice. I also appreciate a good 'cheat sheet.' Very informative and well done!” Dr. Samantha Hodges, DAOM, L.Ac., CMT at Personal Best Acupuncture in Marin.
"This chart is amazing! My clients love looking at it and chatting about where they’re feeling pain." Tiffany Schaal from Breathe Easy Wellness.
This beautiful, full-color laminated 27x32 wall chart is an update from the original chart that was published in 2000. The NEW chart has nine new muscle motor points and six modified motor point locations. Not only can it be used for practitioner reference, but also patient education.
The chart comes ready to hang with two durable eyelets and thick lamination for durability and provides the practitioner with:
- Superficial and deep views of detailed muscle anatomy
- Anterior and posterior views of the body
- Over 110 motor point locations
- Easy to read, color-coded acupuncture points and meridians
- Muscle names and innervating spinal segment
- Instructive needle technique diagrams specifically for motor points
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3. C.SMA PRACTITIONER OF THE MONTH:
Deb Engelgau, L.Ac., C.SMA
Deb describes how her SMAC education has helped her with achieving repeated positive outcomes in scoliosis patients!
4. FEATURED ARTICLE
Atlanto-Occipital Fixation: A Culprit to Many Pain Patterns
By: Matt Callison, L.Ac. and Brian Lau, L.Ac., C.SMA
In this article, Matt and Brian describe how occiput and C1 fixations at the atlanto-occipital (AO) joint may contribute to common complaints, such as headaches, muddy or cloudy thinking, neck pain, back pain and even poses strain!
5. SMAC PROGRAM CLASSES
For questions and support, please visit our newly revised FAQ page. From
registration to certification questions, this is an excellent resource to get all your questions answered. As always, if you have any additional questions, please email Patricia Botet at acusportinfo@gmail.com! We’re always here to
help!
Remember, you can start the program at any time AND taking individual classes within the SMAC Program is a way to earn your CEU’s without committing to the whole program or even a whole module!
6. FOUNDATIONAL CLASSES
DATE: September 11-12, 2022
TIME: 9AM-5PM
Many discounts and payment options are now available for repeat, CSMA practitioners, acupuncture school students and when paying by check—PLEASE INQUIRE AND REFER TO THE DISCOUNTS & COUPON CODE TAB ON THE REGISTRATION PAGES!
7. YOUTUBE CHANNEL: SPORTS MEDICINE ACUPUNCTURE
We're always updating the channel with new educational videos. Check it out and sign up to get notified when new videos get added! SUBSCRIBE TODAY
8. ACUSPORT EDUCATION'S STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
We want to make sure you know about the beneficial alliances that AcuSport Education has formed with Lhasa OMS and Unified Practice. This is just one of the ways we are fulfilling our goal to support our program graduates!
9. WANT TO STAY CONNECTED WITH US DURING THE MONTH?
Make sure to join our Sports Acupuncture Facebook Group where we post interesting treatment strategies and the sports
acupuncture community shares clinically relevant discussions that can help you improve your practice.
The current SMA Google Group (for C.SMA practitioners) and SMA Facebook page remain the same.
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