Welcome 2026!

2025 was such an amazing year here at Acusport. With back-to-back sold out classes, we are overcome with joy that our students are finding our courses from the SMAC Program to intensives like the 3-Day Cadaver Lab so beneficial. We have received countless testimonials from our students telling us how much these classes have really helped improve their clinic outcomes. We can't be more proud of our students!

We continue into 2026 with even more programming, a brand new 2026-2027 SMAC PROGRAM in San Diego (California) and Bradenton (Florida), and even more intensives from our tried and true 3 Day Cadaver Lab for the Acupuncturist to our newest Trigger Point class for Abdominals, Low Back, Hip & Thigh, Assessment & Treatment of Low Back & Hip injuries in Calgary, Canada, plus so many more new classes to come…

SMAC PROGRAM UPDATES

Coming up in January, we begin the last two classes in the 2025-2026 SMAC Program, Module IV: The Neck, Shoulder & Upper Extremity. Both classes are now at waitlist status. Please make sure to register for the January 29th class using the WAITLIST coupon code if you are interested in getting into Module IV as we may open an additional section in February!!!

The 2026-2027 SMAC PROGRAM IS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION! Classes will be held on the East Coast at the Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine in Bradenton, Florida, and on the West Coast, we’ll be back at the Marina Conference Center in San Diego, California! 

LEARN MORE & REGISTER NOW

As a reminder, although the 2025-2026 SMAC PROGRAM 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. And, 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. 

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 Bradenton, Fl (2026-2027 program)!
• 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: 

• Overview, Schedule & Accommodations Information 
• In-Person Class Registration (with dates, prices & requirements) 
• SMAC Online Recorded Webinars
• In-Person Class Descriptions
• Online Class Descriptions 
• SMAC Progam FAQs

As always, if you have any questions, please reach us at acusportinfo@gmail.com.

SMA INTENSIVE CLASSES

TRIGGER POINT CLASSES ARE BACK!

Also coming January 29-February 1, 2026 is our second trigger point class, Trigger Point Needling of the Abdominals, Low Back, Hip and Thigh at the Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine (DRCOM) in Bradenton, FL. This class will teach acupuncturists how to palpate for, locate and treat pain producing myofascial trigger points of the abdominals, low back, hip and thigh. Emphasis will be on technique and how to integrate this information into a full treatment to increase therapeutic outcomes with common pain syndromes and movement dysfunctions of the abdominals, low back, hip and thigh.

  LEARN MORE & REGISTER NOW

CANADA CLASS ALERT
We’re also heading back to CITCM in Calgary, AB, Canada February 28-March 1, 2026 for the Assessment & Treatment of the Low Back & Hip!

This course blends TCM and Western methods to assess and treat common low back and hip injuries. Through orthopedic evaluation, manual muscle testing and targeted needling, practitioners learn effective techniques to improve clinical outcomes.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER NOW

3-DAY CADAVER LAB FOR THE ACUPUNCTURIST

Registration for the Spring 2026 3-Day Cadaver Lab for the Acupuncturist at Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine (DRCOM) in Bradenton, FL is now open!

3-Day Cadaver Lab for the Acupuncturist 2026 Dates:

• March 6-8, 2026 — Register Now!
• October 9-11, 2026 — Registration opens April 2026

3. FEATURED ARTICLE:

Extra Point Dalun: Medial and Anterior Knee Pain

by Matthew Callison, L.Ac.

TCM practitioners are trained to locate acupuncture points and how to effectively needle these points.  This article is discussing an “extra point” location that is more of an area than a specific point. Extra point Dalun is found on the anterior-medial aspect of the knee, and its location is described as on the superior aspect of the medial femoral condyle (SMFC). Anatomically, the superior aspect of this condyle is approximately a 1-inch region, therefore extra point Dalun does not have an exact point location, but an area that encompasses a few different tissues, which can develop into pain generating ashi points.  

4. SMAC PROGRAM CLASSES

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