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Enhancing Sports Medicine with Traditional Chinese Medicine ACUSPORT EDUCATION NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 57 | MARCH 2023
It has been an incredible Winter so far, and we are even more excited for this Spring season ahead! There will be more SMAC Program classes, more foundational classes, and we're only a
month away until our inaugural Pacific Sports and Orthopedic Acupuncture Symposium begins as well! 2022-2023 SMAC PROGRAM This month we kicked off with our New & Improved Assessment & Treatment of Injury (ATI) for the Lower Extremity-Module III with five days of back-to-back common injuries—from hamstring strains to plantar fasciitis and dozens of calf, shin, knee, ankle, and foot injuries in between! Module IV: The Neck, Shoulder &
Upper Extremity classes begin next month, and they are filling up! Also keep in mind that this is your last chance in the 2022-2023 SMAC Program season to attend our signature cadaver/palpation/motor point lab, and our new and improved myofascial and postural assessment & corrective exercise classes so REGISTER NOW and don’t miss out! ***For more information on the NEW & IMPROVED 2022-2023 SMAC PROGRAM, click here. Remember that
about 75% of our program is also available online! For a full list of all of our SMA Program classes, class descriptions, and their available formats, click here. FOUNDATIONAL CLASSES IN CANADA Later this month we’re heading to Edmonton, AB, Canada for a sold-out Assessment & Treatment of Neck & Rotator Cuff Injuries. If you can't make it this time, don’t worry,
we’ll be back this Fall! We’ll also be heading back to New Westminster, BC, Canada from May 27-28, 2023, for the Assessment & Treatment of the Lower Extremity.
Pacific Sports & Orthopedic Acupuncture Symposium (PSOAS) 2023 Myofascial Pain: Assessment & Treatment Marina Village Conference Center, San Diego, CA March 30—April 3, 2023 JUST A MONTH AWAY...AND WE ARE ALMOST SOLD OUT!!! With an exceptional line-up, our mission is to bring together practitioners from around the globe and provide not only amazing clinically relevant
and immediately applicable educational offerings, but also foster greater community in our field. In addition to learning, the practitioner will also have great networking opportunities and a vendor hall for discounted supplies! ***Keep in mind there are many discounts available so please make sure to enter them before submitting your registration!
Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for their support of PSOAS 2023!
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. Have you gotten one yet??? "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. FEATURED ARTICLE: The Channels and Their Functional Movement
Patterns By Brian Lau, AP, C.SMA In preparation for the Pacific Sports and Orthopedic Acupuncture Symposium from March 30-April 3, one of our presenters and long-time SMA instructor Brian Lau describes how channel relationships help organize functional movement patterns. Brian will be presenting on this topic on March 30th and also exploring these ideas in the daily morning qigong sessions.
4. 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!
5. FOUNDATIONAL CLASSES DATE: March 11-12, 2023 TIME: 9am-5pm DATE: May 27-28, 2023 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!
6. 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
7. ACUSPORT EDUCATION'S STRATEGIC ALLIANCES We want to make sure you know about the beneficial alliances that AcuSport Education has formed with Lhasa OMS (acupuncture supplies & education), Net of Knowledge (acupuncture education), Unified Practice (acupuncture software), and Scribaceous (branding & PWA/website design). This is just one of the ways we are fulfilling our goal to support our program
graduates!
8. 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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