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Enhancing Sports Medicine with Traditional Chinese Medicine
ACUSPORT EDUCATION NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 21 | DECEMBER 2019
As the Winter season approaches, we are launching our first round of Foundational Classes for the 2020 Winter term! Grab a hot cocoa and join us back in Calgary where we are offering one of our core fundamental classes—Common Injuries to the Low Back and Hip. In this class, we view the low
back and hip complex as one unit and teach how to assess, diagnose and treat imbalance of the musculature acting on the hip and low back. In addition to advanced needle techniques, we will also cover proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitated stretching and myofascial release to help enhance the treatment outcomes. Class space is limited so please register as soon as possible to reserve your seat!
We are also proud to introduce a brand new class—Nerve Entrapment Syndromes: Neck and Arm Pain (Jingbu Shoubi Tong)—in Oakland, California, at ACCHS. If you’re
looking for a reprieve from the cold weather, head to sunny California to learn how to improve your treatment outcomes by clearly identifying the source of your patient’s neck and upper extremity pain by using postural assessment, orthopedic examinations and manual muscle testing to identify channel imbalances.
1. The SMA Textbook is available for online purchase — and ON SALE for a limited time!
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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.
HOLIDAY SALE!!!
From now until December 24, 2019, we have the BEST GIFT DEAL EVER going on—buy ONE book at full price and get the SECOND book for 50% off! WOW...that is a savings of $100.00!!! (Valid for a one time order; shipping and handling charges apply.)
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:
Lili Gould, L.Ac, C.SMA
Lili Gould, Acusport Education instructor, describes how she combined her SMA education with Healing Touch energy therapy to improve patient outcomes!
3. FEATURED ARTICLE
Sports Medicine Acupuncture for Knee Pain
by Jay Bulloch, DAOM, L.Ac., C.SMA
In this blog post, Dr. Bulloch, DAOM, presents a case study of how he applied the principles taught in the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification Program to treat a medial knee and lumbo-sacral pain case.
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. SMA FOUNDATIONAL CLASSES
Canadian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CITCM)
Unit 300, 1824 Crowchild Trail NW. (Two Executive Place), Calgary, AB T2M 3Y7
February 22-23, 2020
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences (ACCHS)
1600 Broadway Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94612
6. YOUTUBE CHANNEL: SPORTS MEDICINE ACUPUNCTURE
We're always 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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7. ACUSPORT EDUCATION'S STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
We want to make sure you know about 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!
8. 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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