Our February Newsletter!

Published: Tue, 02/02/21

Enhancing Sports Medicine with Traditional Chinese Medicine

ACUSPORT EDUCATION NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 35 | FEBRUARY 2021

We’re so happy to announce that we kicked off the year with another super successful Live Webinar, Postural Assessment & Corrective Exercise (PACE) III!

Coming up March 4-7 are Module IV: Anatomy, Palpation and Cadaver Lab and the Assessment & Treatment of Channel Sinews online live webinars. If you haven’t already, make sure you check out our blog last month to see a behind the scenes of Matt and Brian’s preparing these classes.

Also, make sure to check out Matt’s online presentations this month for the Advanced Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture Program on February 10, where he’ll be presenting "Motor Entry Points and the Facial and Trigeminal Nerve Paralysis," and later in the month at the NeuroScience Acupuncture Conference held on February 19-21, 2021, where he’ll be presenting "Nerve Entrapment Syndromes: Neck and Arm Pain (Jingbu Shoubi Tong)."

We know a lot has changed this year, but one thing has stayed the same — our commitment to our students and to providing the highest level of Sports Medicine education.

To find out more information about all our SMA program offerings, please make sure to check out our newly revised FAQ page. From registration to certification questions, this is an excellent resource to get all your questions answered. As always, if you have any additional questions, please email Patricia Botet at acusportinfo@gmail.com! We’re always here to help!

1. New Year's Special!!!

Order by 3/1/21 and receive a 5% discount off of 1 book or buy 2 books and get $50 off.

The Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine textbook by Matt Callison is available for purchase. Be sure to take advantage of one of the active coupons before they expire on 3/1/21!

“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

A brief statement from a user of the book:

“Your book really helped me take that next step - I have used other books and protocols but your organization and explanations are superior - the integration of different ages and scenarios and then the points to match. . . great work and skill, thank you . . and my patients thank you too, many successful outcomes with your guidance- I have been in practice 16 years with loyal following and have been using your book to help several unresolved problems that my “tool” bag could not help! Thanks again!” — Ali Racheotes

NOTE: The book is available in Canada, Europe, Australia and the UK. To purchase it from one of these locations, please do so through the appropriate distributor found in the FAQ section of the website.

GET YOUR COPY TODAY!

2. C.SMA PRACTITIONER OF THE MONTH:

Jeffrey Szilagyi, L.Ac., C.SMA

Jeffrey discusses how the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Program has given him greater confidence in his ability to accurately assess and effectively treat complex pain syndromes.

READ ABOUT JEFFREY, OUR FEATURED PRACTITIONER

3. FEATURED ARTICLE

Peer Review—Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine

by Alex Brazkiewicz — Journal of Chinese Medicine

We are thankful to Alex Brazkiewicz for this unbiased and insightful review of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture textbook.

READ THE ARTICLE

4. SMAC PROGRAM CLASSES: 2019-20 PROGRAM REGISTRATION

Due to COVID-19, the program has been EXTENDED THROUGH 2021, Modules III & IV have been RESCHEDULED & ONLINE WEBINARS are NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!

By offering these live online webinars, our goal is to provide you with the tools for our Module III and IV practical classes, which we are anticipating to recommence early 2021 at the Eastern School of Acupuncture in NJ. All Module III and IV classes, including those offered as live webinars, will be offered at that time.

MODULE IV (The Neck, Shoulder and Upper Extremity):

Anatomy/Palpation/Cadaver Lab

ONLINE WEBINAR — March 4-5, 2021 8:00am-5:00pm PST-U.S.

NCCAOM CEU and CA Board CE (Pending Approval)

Assessment & Treatment of the Channel Sinews (Jingjin)

ONLINE WEBINAR—March 6-7, 2021 8:00am-5:00pm PST-U.S.

NCCAOM CEU and CA Board CE (Pending Approval)

Assessment & Treatment of Neck, Shoulder and Upper Extremity Injuries —

POSTPONED (until Post-Covid-Live Gathering Only Course)

26 CEU/PDA and NCCAOM/CA

CLASS IS FULL! PLEASE REGISTER TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST!

**If you are currently scheduled for either Module, your registration will stay as is unless you need to withdraw. If you haven’t already done so, please email Patricia Botet at acusportinfo@gmail.com and let us know if you will still be able to make these dates.

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.

Learn skills that will increase your practice. See what previous students had to say about their experience in the program on our testimonial video and reviews page.

EXPLORE THE SMAC PROGRAM

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're always updating the channel with new educational videos. Check it out and sign up to get notified when new videos get added! SUBSCRIBE TODAY

6. 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!

LEARN MORE HERE

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.

...and join us on Instagram as well!

JOIN THE SPORTS ACUPUNCTURE FACEBOOK GROUP