When a patient complains of lateral elbow pain, commonly the pain generating injury is at the lateral epicondyle (tennis elbow). However, the practitioner needs to be aware of other injuries that can generate lateral elbow pain. Located within a 2-inch circle are 7 common injuries that can come into an acupuncturist’s clinic. If the assessment and diagnosis of the injury is not accurate, the treatment protocol will be less effective. Many times, key distal LI and SJ channel points known to reduce pain in the channels are important. Yet, sometimes local points are needed to affect the pain generating tissue. As traditionally-trained acupuncturists, we know the effectiveness of acupuncture is greatly affected by appropriate point selection and needle technique, which includes local, adjacent and distal needling.

We cover lateral elbow pain and much more in our upcoming Module IV: Assessment & Treatment of Injury course. Come and improve your skills in assessing, diagnosing and providing more lasting effective treatments! 

Module IV: The Neck Shoulder & Upper Extremity Assessment & Treatment of Injury 

• November 6-9 in Vienna, VA
• January 15-19, in San Diego, CA-waitlist only
• January 29-February 1, in San Diego, CA

IMPORTANT: 2025-26 SMAC Program will be Matt Callison’s last program as the main instructor. This is the final module Matt Callison is teaching in the SMAC Program.

***Also, don’t forget that the 2026-2027 SMAC PROGRAM IS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
 

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Have questions? Reach out to us at acusportinfo@gmail.com