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Enhancing Sports Medicine with Traditional Chinese Medicine
ACUSPORT EDUCATION NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 20 | NOVEMBER 2019
We were also invited to speak at the first ever Atlantic Symposium where Brian Lau presented Postural Assessment, the Channel Sinews (Jingjin) and the Zang Fu. This was followed by Matt Callison on the West Coast at the PCOM Symposium where he presented two lectures — Posture and Pain: A TCM Perspective and Diagnostic Ashi Points — only a few days ago!
This time of year also makes us pause and reflect on how far we have come as an educational company committed to furthering the field of sports acupuncture and improving the overall quality of education in this country and beyond. We want to give our sincerest thanks and appreciation to all of our past and present AcuSport Education students who have supported us these past 12 years.
It is only appropriate that this month marks a very important milestone in the evolution of AcuSport — the arrival of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture textbook. It’s finally here!
1. The SMA Textbook is available for online purchase!
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The Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine textbook by Matt Callison is now here and available for purchase. If you pre-ordered the
book, be on the lookout for it to be delivered in the next couple of weeks!
Click here for more information and to place your order!
“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
NOTE: The book is available in Canada, Europe, Australia and the UK. To purchase it from one of the locations, please do so through the appropriate distributor found in the FAQ section of the website.
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2. C.SMA PRACTITIONER OF THE MONTH:
Ian Armstrong, L.Ac, C.SMA
Ian Armstrong, Acusport Education's instructor for Postural Assessment and Corrective Exercises in the SMAC Program, describes his SMA education and his current role as a PCOM instructor, clinic supervisor and clinician.
3. FEATURED ARTICLE
Pericardium and Lung Channel Sinew and Scapular Position
by Brian Lau, L.Ac.
This blog post is a summary of some of the information Brian presented at the Atlantic Symposium in New Jersey on October 5th. The presentation was on postural assessment, the channel sinews and the zangfu — specifically the pericardium and lung channel sinew and scapular position.
4. SMAC PROGRAM CLASSES—2019/20 PROGRAM REGISTRATION (East Coast)
Registration for the 2019/20 program at the Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine in Bloomfield, NJ, is now OPEN. Modules I and II are already SOLD OUT! Please register ASAP to reserve your spot or to be added to the waitlist!
*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 even a whole module.
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.
5. YOUTUBE CHANNEL: SPORTS MEDICINE ACUPUNCTURE
We have been updating the channel with new educational videos. Check it out and sign up to get notified when new videos get added! SUBSCRIBE
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6. ACUSPORT EDUCATION'S STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
We want to make sure you know about—and benefit from—the beneficial alliances that AcuSport Education has formed with Lhasa OMS and Unified Practice. This is just one of the ways we are fulfilling our goal to support our program graduates!
7. 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. We began
moderating this new group on July 1, 2019. It is closed to the public, but open to ALL Licensed Acupuncturists and Acupuncture students (proof required) and ALL members of the group can post. The page is NOT exclusive to C.SMAs, so others training in Sports Acupuncture are 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 appears 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."
The current SMA Google Group (for C.SMA practitioners) and SMA Facebook page remain the same.
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