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About Matt Callison

Matt Callison is the president of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification program. He has been combining sports medicine and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for over 26 years. He is the author of the Motor Point and Acupuncture Meridians Chart, the Motor Point Index, The Sports Medicine Acupuncture textbook and many articles on the combination of sports medicine and TCM.

Part 2: Get More Out of Your Zang Fu Treatments: Emphasis on the Middle Jiao

By Matt Callison|August 25th, 2023|Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Injuries|

This short article on how to get more out of your Zang Fu treatments, with an emphasis on the middle Jiao is a second part of an initial piece posted in March 2022, entitled "Get More Out Of Your Zang Fu Treatments" and

Success of Sports Medicine Acupuncture Surprises Collegiate Head Athletic Trainer

By Matt Callison|July 27th, 2023|Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Injuries|

It is nice to be back in practice again and to apply the knowledge and medicine that we teach in the SMAC Program, which continues to prove to be invaluable. Seeing the success of Sports Medicine Acupuncture for athletes and non-athletes alike is

Changing Gillet’s Test with Acupuncture

By Matt Callison|February 13th, 2023|Assessment & Treatment, News & Events, Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Injuries|

AcuSport Education is hosting the inaugural Pacific Sports and Orthopedic Acupuncture Symposium this Spring from March 30 – April 3.  In addition to the planning for this with the AcuSport team, I will be presenting a few different topics, including changing Gillet’s Test with

Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Post-Op Knee Rehabilitation

By Matt Callison|December 30th, 2022|Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Injuries|

It never ceases to amaze me what the combination of TCM and physical exercise can do for injury rehabilitation. I recently underwent total knee replacement of my right knee. As you can see from the x-rays, my tibiofemoral joint on the right was

Including DU 1 (Changqiang) into Low Back Pain Treatment Protocols

By Matt Callison|November 30th, 2022|Assessment & Treatment|

Note: This lecture on low back pain treatment is founded in the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) Program and will be further elaborated on in the Pacific Sports and Orthopedic Acupuncture Symposium (PSOAS) Click here to check out this American Acupuncture Council Video

Sacroiliac Joint Pain: Psoas Reactive to the Piriformis Muscle

By Matt Callison|August 31st, 2022|Assessment & Treatment|

This functional assessment involves manual muscle tests of the psoas and a resistive test of the piriformis muscle. I use this examination primarily for patients with sacroiliac joint pain and also for hip flexor strain. An imbalance between the psoas and the piriformis

Atlanto-Occipital Fixation: A Culprit to Many Pain Patterns

By Brian Lau and Matt Callison|June 30th, 2022|Acupoints & Motor Points|

In the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification program, we look at the role that vertebral and sacral fixations play in patient complaints including musculoskeletal and zang fu disorders. In this blog, we will introduce the occiput and C1 fixation at the atlanto-occipital (AO) joint.

A Proprioceptive Needle Technique for the Neck & Completion of the 2019-2022 SMAC Program

By Matt Callison and Brian Lau|May 3rd, 2022|News & Events, Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Injuries|

In this month's blog post, we're sharing a video of a proprioceptive needle technique for the neck and a bit about the completion of the 2019-2022 SMAC Program. Completion of the 2019-2022 SMAC Program We just completed the East Coast 2019-2020 Sports Medicine

Get More Out of Your Zang Fu Treatments: Emphasis on the Middle Jiao

By Matt Callison|March 31st, 2022|Acupoints & Motor Points, Assessment & Treatment|

This short article, which is focused on getting more out of your Zang Fu treatments, encourages acupuncturists to learn a very effective point combination and simple thoracic vertebral mobilization technique for middle jiao disharmonies. Figure 1. Spinal nerve pathway innervating the

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