Enhancing Sports Medicine
with Traditional Chinese Medicine
The busy Fall season is soon approaching! I hope you are enjoying a peaceful summer and getting a bit of R&R time. We are gearing up for new and upgraded Fall term of classes spanning from East Coast to West Coast and even Canada! As always, we look forward to providing you with the highest level of Sports
Medicine Acupuncture training available. We at AcuSport wish for everyone to have great success and abundance. Hope to see you this Fall!
1. C.SMA PRACTITIONER OF THE MONTH Christopher Randle, L.Ac., C.SMA
Christopher describes how his practice has transformed since beginning the SMAC program in 2015, and how this training has greatly enhanced his skills as an acupuncturist in the various venues where he practices; “Even
though I had been using the Motor Point Index for two years while working with professional athletes, including the Golden State Warriors, it wasn’t until I actually started the SMAC program that I was really able to see the bigger picture. READ ABOUT CHRISTOPHER, OUR FEATURED PRACTITIONER
2. FEATURED ARTICLE
Sacroiliac Joint Pain and Dysfunction by Matt Callison L.Ac.
Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain is a common injury for which a patient will often seek help from an acupuncturist. This brief article will present a basic Sports Medicine
Acupuncture assessment and treatment approach that examines postural and myofascial tissue imbalances determined through functional assessment and treated by acupuncture channel theory. READ MORE
3. LHASA OMS PRESENTS A BLOG ABOUT SMA
Acupuncture Treatment with Rehabilitative Exercise by Matt Callison
Interested in how to combine using SEIRIN® Pyonex™ needles on Extraordinary Channel points with exercise therapy to improve your treatment outcomes? Check out this article written by Matt Callison for Lhasa OMS where he demonstrates these techniques on improving hamstring flexibility. To learn more, register for the Postural Assessment and Corrective Exerice (PACE) classes, part of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Program. Help your patients ~ help themselves! READ MORE
4. SMAC PROGRAM CLASSES
2018/19 SMAC Program Has Begun * Individual Foundational Courses Available*
Many discounts and payment options are available.
Receive a discount when paying by check!!!
Only a month left until Module II: The Low
Back, Hip and Groin begins September 6th in San Diego! 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! Check out our class descriptions and register ASAP to reserve your seat for the best Sports Acupuncture training out there! LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SMAC PROGRAM
PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE (PCOM) ALMA MATER DISCOUNT – Are you a PCOM graduate? Receive 10% discount on all AcuSport Education classes, seminars and programs. Choose Discount and Coupon Codes when registering!
5. SMA FOUNDATIONAL CLASSES
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN:
August 4-5, 2018
SOLD OUT—WAITLIST ONLY!!!
● PORTLAND, OREGON
September 15-16, 2018
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 75 NW Couch St, Portland, OR 97209
*OCOM ALUMNI RECEIVE A 10%
DISCOUNT
● BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA |
ACUSPORT EDUCATION NEWSLETTER | ISSUE NO. 5 | AUGUST 2018
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