Late Summer is here at last and we are gearing up and getting ready for an amazing Fall season packed with so many learning opportunities!
SPORTS MEDICINE
ACUPUNCTURE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM UPDATE
MODULE III ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT OF INJURY—THE LOWER EXTREMITY
In this hands-on, practical class, you will learn how and why injuries involving the lower extremity are due to an imbalance in the lumbo-pelvic hip region, as well as the ankle/foot complex. The L.Ac will learn how to balance the relationship between these structures to provide lasting relief from pain and re-injury.
We will cover postural examination, orthopedic physical examinations and manual muscle testing. In addition, there is an additional focus on how to accurately differentiate radicular pain from referred pain, which is so common in the lower extremity! Innovative treatment protocols will be introduced consisting of advanced needle and myofascial techniques to affected tissues and
channels!
NOTE: Classes have been selling out and we're almost at waitlist now for our Module III: The Lower Extremity courses—register soon so you don't miss out! If the class is at Waitlist, please make sure to register using the WAITLIST code as we do manage this list—if we open a third section, you will be the first to be advised!
MODULE III DATES—REGISTER NOW:
As with Module I and II, we quickly sold out of our Module III class in CA, so we opened a second section October 23-26, 2025.
ALL SMAC CLASSES ARE IN TWO LOCATIONS—VIRGINIA & CALIFORNIA!
All live in-person courses will be offered near Mission Bay in San Diego, California, at the Marina Village Conference Center, as well as the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine (VUIM) in Vienna, Virginia, just a short drive from Dulles International Airport!
LEARN MORE & REGISTER
SOON
NOTE: As a reminder, this will be Matt
Callison’s last SMAC Program as head instructor. The SMAC program will continue with other expertly qualified instructors, who are both master practitioners and gifted educators of Sports Medicine Acupuncture. As always, we will continue to provide the highest level of training in our field and Matt will continue to direct all programming along with teaching advanced intensive in-person classes. If you’ve been thinking about starting the
program, now is the time to start!
Keep in mind...
- You have two entire program years to complete all required classes if you are pursuing the certification track AND you do not need to start with any particular module or take modules in order.
- Participants also have the option to matriculate in SMAC Program classes at any time and to take individual courses either in-person or online.
- The four required live, in-person only classes are now being offered on two coasts-in San Diego, CA and Vienna, VA!
- All live, in-person and recorded courses are NCCAOM and CAB CEU/PDA approved!
- If pursuing the certification track, just purchase the in-person classes and online courses and submit proof of completion of online courses to acusortinfo@gmail.com. It’s that easy! And you can decide at any time to pursue this track!
Learn more about the SMAC HYBRID Program: 10 recorded webinars and 4 live, in-person only Assessment & Treatment of Injury classes
SMAC Program helpful links:
As always, if you have any questions, please reach us at
acusportinfo@gmail.com.
FOUNDATIONAL CLASSES
Our 3 Day Cadaver Lab running October 17-19, 2025, is ALMOST SOLD OUT. This class will be at the Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine in Bradenton, FL so REGISTER
NOW and don’t miss your last chance of the year to take part in this unique cadaver dissection experience! On November 22-23, we’re heading to Toronto for the 2-day practical, hand on class, Assessment & Treatment of the Low Back & Hip.
NEW CANADA CLASS ALERT
On November 22-23, we’re heading to Toronto for the 2-day practical, hand on class, Assessment & Treatment of the Low Back &
Hip.
Practitioners taking this class will learn to observe, assess and treat the low back and hip as one complex as injury to the low back will often involve hip symptoms and conversely, hip pain frequently stems from the lumbar spine. Imbalance of the musculature acting on the hip and low back will
be taught along with innovative treatment protocols to help correct these muscle imbalances and provide lasting pain relief. We will examine injuries from a mechanical “how and why” using orthopedic physical evaluations and manual muscle testing to assess the integrity of the musculoskeletal system while keeping treatments grounded in the framework of Chinese Medicine. Advanced needle techniques, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitated stretching and myofascial release techniques are also
presented and practiced.
LEARN MORE & REGISTER NOW
