Enhancing Sports Medicine
with Traditional Chinese Medicine
ACUSPORT EDUCATION NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 16 | JULY 2019
I hope you are all enjoying an amazing Summer season so far! Although we are on Summer break from our SMAC Program classes, we are still offering a few foundational classes.
As always, you can take individual classes in the SMAC Program at any time and do not need to attend an entire module to register!
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1. Announcing Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine textbook by Matt Callison due out by the end of October, 2019. Watch for a pre-sale announcement coming soon!
A word from the author...
Hello All, it is finally done! It is bigger than I anticipated, 1088 pages. It should be two-volumes, but it is not. It’s incredibly heavy, so don’t carry it around too much because it could cause wrist tenosynovitis (for information how to treat these injuries, refer to pgs. 502 for De Quervains tenosynovitis or pg. 516 Wrist Tenosynovitis). On the other hand, it could be used for upper extremity weight-training, i.e. bicep
curls (refer to pg. 464 for more information on these exercises).
Thank you all for your support! 😊
Respectfully,
Matt Callison
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2. NEW Sports Acupuncture Facebook Group
Starting July 1st, we began moderating a new facebook group called "Sports Acupuncture." Some of you might have already been invited to this group and we will be sending out more invites soon. The current Sports Medicine Acupuncture Facebook group will still be active, but it only allows administrators to post (though all members can comment). The new Sports Acupuncture group setting will allow all members of the group to post.
The group will be closed to the general public and will require proof of being either a licensed/registered acupuncturists or a student enrolled in school. The page will not be exclusive to C.SMAs and others training in Sports Acupuncture will be welcome to post, though we think that the group will reflect Sports Medicine Acupuncture, especially if C.SMAs post frequently. Below is a portion of the statement that will appear on the
'About' page:
"This group is open to licensed and registered acupuncturists. The goal of this sports acupuncture group is to build unity in the field of Sports and Orthopedic acupuncture and to promote this field within the larger acupuncture community. While the administrators of the group are the creators of Sports Medicine Acupuncture®, sports and orthopedic are welcome to post and discuss. The group is lightly moderated. Information from
all traditions of acupuncture are welcome and encouraged, as they are collectively integrated into this forum, but please keep the conversation relevant to the above stated goals."
3. C.SMA PRACTITIONER OF THE MONTH
Karen Factor, L.Ac., C.SMA
4. FEATURED ARTICLE
Muscle Motor Points: A Focus on Location
This article is an excerpt from the soon to be released textbook Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach to Combining Sports Medicine with Traditional Chinese Medicine by Matt Callison, L.Ac. textbook coming end of October, 2019.
5. SMAC PROGRAM CLASSES—2019/20 PROGRAM REGISTRATION
Registration for the 2019/20 program at the Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine in Bloomfield, NJ is now open. Module I is already sold out, but you can still register to be added to the waitlist. Please register asap to reserve your spot!
*Individual Foundational Courses Available*
Many discounts and payment options are available. Receive a discount when paying by check.
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
6. SMA FOUNDATIONAL CLASSES
Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine
440 Franklin St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
* ESATM ALUMNI receive a 5% discount when using the coupon code ESATM at time of registration.
September 7-8, 2019
Canadian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CITCM)
Unit 300, 1824 Crowchild Trail NW. (Two Executive Place)
Calgary, AB T2M 3Y7
DISCOUNTS & COUPON CODES: Please make sure to open the tab Discounts & Coupon Codes on the registration page of each class and enter the
appropriate discount code in the Coupon Code section when registering. Coupon codes are case sensitive so please make sure to enter them exactly as they appear on the site. If a code does not work, do not submit your registration. Please email Patricia at acusportinfo@gmail.com first. Refunds and adjustments will not be made once the registration has been submitted.
7. YOUTUBE CHANNEL—SPORTS MEDICINE ACUPUNCTURE
We have been updating our YouTube channel with new educational videos. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
8. ACUSPORT EDUCATION & UNIFIED PRACTICE ALLIANCE
1. HIPAA Compliant Targeted Email Marketing: Professional email marketing, simplified. Features include:
- One-Touch: Sync Unified Practice reporting directly into your custom email campaigns and ensure that you engage the right patient at the right time.
- HIPAA Compliant: Protect your clinic with a signed BAA to ensure HIPAA Compliance met at every level in your practice.
- Data Driven: Create custom filters inviting patients to try new services, following up on previous appointments, celebrating birthdays or anniversaries and more.
- Seamlessly Integrated: Create custom lists in the system you already use - Unified Practice.
- Communicate Smarter: Engage your patients in a targeted and specific way to build relationships, increase revenue, and streamline your clinic.
2. Insurance Verifications. Unified Practice Insurance Verification is:
- Comprehensive—all verifications are performed by phone
- Seamless—full integration within Unified Practice
- Fast—verifications within 2 business days
- Visible—verification status and reports available real time. You never have to wonder if the verification was performed and what the results where.
- Simple pricing
- Easy to get started
- No setup or training fees
- No long term contracts
- Easy online form
When you put the verification process in Unified Practice's hands, you receive:
- Fewer surprises and greater patient satisfaction
- Ability to accurately estimate insurance and patient payment portions
- Higher/faster collections and reduced claim rejections
Below is a link for a short tutorial video by Matt Callison and Greg Wilkins using the Unified Practice system in a case study of supraspinatus tendinopathy.
Did you know that UP offers a 20% discount when signing up for an annual subscription? Unified Practice stands by their product and its customers, if by chance there is a cancellation, UP pro-rates a refund as if you had been paying monthly, so it's a really low-risk way to save on the UP system.
This is a great benefit to C.SMA Practitioners! The C.SMA practitioner saves even more with an additional 5% discount on Unified Practice membership when signing up for an annual subscription. That is on top of the 20% annual discount! Just state your name and your C.SMA practitioner status and your increased discount will be applied.
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