Location: V S B M / 300 Water Street  Vancouver, BC V6B 1B6, Canada
Date: June 2-3, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM  Sat 6/2 – 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Sun 6/3
Instructor: Matt Callison MS, L.Ac
14 PDA Points NCCAOM
Tuition: L.Ac./ R.Ac. $425 / C.SMA $340 / 3rd Year Students $375
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Course Description:

• The TCM practitioner will learn postural deviations that lead to many low back and hip pain patterns.

• The practitioner will learn to observe, palpate and test pelvic and hip imbalances through the lens of TCM.

• We will discuss zang fu and channel (jing) influences that are the result of, or have perpetuated these structural imbalances.

• The practitioner will learn how to accurately muscle test opposing muscles that to assess the integrity of the low back and hip.

• Treatment protocols including specific needle techniques to motor points, target tissues and unique point prescriptions will be practiced. Rehabilitative exercises will be presented and practiced.

• This seminar greatly enhances the success rate in treating low back and hip injuries by combining western and eastern diagnostic and treatment techniques.

Course Requirements:

Participants must be a licensed or registered acupuncturist and provide proof of having graduated from an ACAOM accredited or equivalent Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture school.

3rd year students may attend this course and must provide a copy of school ID.

Participants must also provide proof of active license / registration and malpractice insurance.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Seminar Cancellations

Cancellations received greater than 14 days prior to course start date may be eligible to receive a full refund, less a $50 cancellation fee and a 3% processing fee if paid by credit card. Cancellations made within 14 days prior to course start date are not eligible for a refund. Registrants who choose not to attend an event without notice will not be eligible for a refund. Refunds will be credited back to the original credit card used for payment.

AcuSport Cancellation Terms

AcuSport Seminar Series reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable.

If AcuSport Seminar Series is forced to cancel an event, a full refund of course tuition only will be granted to those already registered.

*For questions and enrollment please contact Kimberly Fanelli at 619 997 8555 or acusportedu@gmail.com

Date: June 22-24, 2012

18 CEU’s CA. State / 18 PDAs  NCCAOM

Instructor: Matt Callison MS, LAc

Location: Tri State College of Acupuncture,

80 Eighth Avenue, Suite 400 New York, NY 10011

Tuition: L.Ac / R,Ac.    $525.00   C.SMA $420.00  TSCA Alumni $472.50

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Hours: Fri. 1pm -5:00pm, Sat. 9:00-5:00, Sun. 8:00-4:00pm

Contact: Kimberly Fanelli 619.997.8555  · acusportedu@gmail.com

Course Description:

• MMT is an integral part of assessment providing information useful in differential diagnosis and prognosis of many musculoskeletal disorders.

• MMT is performed to identify and evaluate the integrity of the contractile tissue and the muscle’s capability of providing support and stability.

• Whenever a muscle(s) or tendon injury is suspected, MMT will indicate specific tender sites from a soft tissue lesion. This provides the practitioner with an accurate location to treat the affected tissue and involved meridian.

• This workshop will focus on the anatomy, palpation and the fundamentals of MMT for muscles acting on the neck, shoulder, low back, hip and knee.

• The Hua Tuo Arc is an innovative treatment protocol that will be demonstrated and practiced consisting of needle techniques to motor points of agonist and antagonist muscles and the Huatuojiaji points of the innervating spinal segments. This unique acupuncture system helps to re-establish proprioception and clears obstructions in the channels.

• The experience of this workshop will refine your assessment and treatment skills, expand your knowledge of muscle balancing using the Hua Tuo Arc and greatly enhance the success rate in identifying and treating muscle injuries.

Program Requirements:

Participants must be a licensed or registered acupuncturist and provide proof of having graduated from or be 3rd year students of an ACAOM accredited or equivalent Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture school.

Participants must also show proof of of active NY license and malpractice insurance.

Non – NY licensees can submit an additional $20 for insurance coverage.

Location: ACTCM / 555 DeHaro Street, San Francisco, CA. 94107
Date: July 21-22, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM  Sat 7/21 – 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Sun 7/22
Instructor: Matt Callison MS, L.Ac
14 CEUs CA state / 14 PDA Points NCCAOM
Tuition: L.Ac./ R.Ac. $425 / C.SMA $340 / ACTCM Alumni & 3rd Year Students $382.50
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Course Description:

This workshop will discuss referred pain patterns into the channels and collaterals of the hip and lower extremity.

The practitioner will learn to assess the cause of paresthesia and radiculopathic pain patterns in order to differentiate true sciatica from the many different possible causes of “sciatica-like” sensations.

Some of the structures and tissues that may be involved in causing sciatica-like symptoms include: the sacroiliac joint ligaments, the lower lumbar facet joints, the annulus fibrosis, the piriformis, the greater trochanter bursae and others.

In order to reduce local stagnation and remove obstructions in the affected or “diseased” channels and collaterals (jing luo zu zhi), it is imperative for the practitioner to definitively identify the anatomical structure that is causing the referred pain.

This workshop will present orthopedic examinations and postural assessment techniques that will help the practitioner to determine the precise source of the referred pain and therefore develop an appropriate and effective treatment protocol.

Innovative needle techniques and channel point prescriptions will also be demonstrated and discussed.

Course Requirements:

Participants must be a licensed or registered acupuncturist and provide proof of having graduated from an ACAOM accredited or equivalent Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture school.

3rd year students may attend this course and must provide a copy of school ID.

Participants must also provide proof of active license / registration and malpractice insurance.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Seminar Cancellations

Cancellations received greater than 14 days prior to course start date may be eligible to receive a full refund, less a $50 cancellation fee and a 3% processing fee if paid by credit card. Cancellations made within 14 days prior to course start date are not eligible for a refund. Registrants who choose not to attend an event without notice will not be eligible for a refund. Refunds will be credited back to the original credit card used for payment.

AcuSport Cancellation Terms

AcuSport Seminar Series reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable.

If AcuSport Seminar Series is forced to cancel an event, a full refund of course tuition only will be granted to those already registered.

*For questions and enrollment please contact Kimberly Fanelli at 619 997 8555 or acusportedu@gmail.com

Location: 1950 Quivira Way “Dockside Room” • San Diego, CA. 92109
Date: May 25-28, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM May 25,26,27 / 8AM-4PM May 28th
Instructor: Matt Callison L.Ac

28 PDA Points NCCAOM, 28 CEUs TX. 28 CEUs CA. State

Course Description:

*This course counts toward the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification Program

• Many sport and work-related injuries come from postural disparity and muscle imbalance. This course will be cover these imbalances and how they relate to shoulder and upper extremity tendinopathies, elbow sprain and strain, carpal tunnel syndrome and more. We will examine the mechanical “how and why” injury occurs using postural examination, orthopedic physical evaluations and manual muscle testing to assess the musculoskeletal system. Radiographs, MRI and ultrasound images will be presented with evaluative medical reports to referring physicians.

• Referred pain is a common symptom that an acupuncturist will treat. The practitioner will learn to accurately differentiate the primary tissue that is causing referred pain such as cervical disc involvement, cervical spondylosis, thoracic outlet syndrome and soft tissue nerve entrapments. With the correct diagnosis of the affected tissue, the practitioner can then accurately apply successful treatment protocols to the affected channels and collaterals (jing luo) for long lasting results.

• Injuries will be discussed in relation to TCM Patterns e.g. cervical disc degeneration often refers sensation to the shoulder complex frequently seen as Wind-Cold-Damp Obstruction (feng han shi bi) or injury to the rotator cuff muscles will often indicate signs and symptoms of Qi and Blood Stagnation with underlying Qi and Blood Deficiency (qi zhi xue yu, qi xue bu zu).

• Innovative treatment protocols will be introduced consisting of advanced needle techniques to the involved to the tissue, as well as reinforcing (bu fa) and reducing (xie fa) techniques to the motor and acupuncture points. Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitated stretching, myofascial release and supportive taping techniques are will also be presented and practiced.

• The experience of this workshop will refine your assessment and treatment skills, expand your knowledge of needle techniques and greatly enhance the success rate in treating neck and shoulder injuries.

Course Requirements:
Participants must be a licensed or registered acupuncturist and provide proof of having graduated from an ACAOM accredited or equivalent Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture school.

Participants must also show proof of active license and malpractice insurance.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Seminar Cancellations

Cancellations received greater than 14 days prior to course start date may be eligible to receive a full refund, less a $50 cancellation fee and a 3% processing fee if paid by credit card. Cancellations made within 14 days prior to course start date are not eligible for a refund. Registrants who choose not to attend an event without notice will not be eligible for a refund. Refunds will be credited back to the original credit card used for payment.

AcuSport Cancellation Terms

AcuSport Seminar Series reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable.

If AcuSport Seminar Series is forced to cancel an event, a full refund of course tuition only will be granted to those already registered.

**We have a discounted rate at The Dana on Mission Bay which has a $8 airport shuttle and is walking distance to the venue.

For reservations go to www.thedana.com and type in “ACUSPORT” under the “Corporate Rates” link

*For questions and enrollment please contact Kimberly Fanelli at 619 997 8555 or acusportedu@gmail.com