The course teaches you a unique combination of treatment techniques with which you can achieve immediate results in the pain treatment of different body regions. Muscle, trigger points, nerve innervations, and relevant acupuncture points are discussed for each region, after which effective needle techniques are practiced in relation to Zang-Fu, the five elements, the climate, etc. that can be applied to the various forms of pain.
General course description
In this three-day course, you will learn effective acupuncture pain-relieving needling techniques connected to joints, the muscular-skeletal and fascia systems, and nerve tissue. You will learn to understand the nature of pain, thought, and emotion from Chinese and Western perspectives. You will also learn to apply treatment protocol combinations of Five phase acupuncture, TCM, and Western medical acupuncture into clinical practice. All points and techniques will be explained from a scientific viewpoint with the related anatomical and physiological features, and from a Chinese medical perspective.
Course outline from day to day
Day one: Theory
Day one: Demonstrations and practical work
Day two: Theory
Day two: Demonstrations and practical work
Day three: Theory
Day three: Demonstrations and practical work
Day three: Live demonstration
Demonstration on an outside patient on how to treat in accordance with explained techniques during the three days.
Learning the techniques
During the three-day course, participants will practice all techniques demonstrated. The course contains a lot of practical work palpating and needling to ensure security and quality when using the techniques. Subsequent participants will be able to integrate these into practice for immediate use.
Nicholas Van Bergen Garner