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The Channels and their Functional Movement Patterns

By |March 1st, 2023|Channel Sinews (Jingjin), Corrective Exercises/Intradermal Needles, News & Events, Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Injuries|

One of the features of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture program is the emphasis on the channel sinews or jingjin. These are highlighted in dissection classes, but also in the assessment & treatment and corrective exercise classes. The jingjin are an important part of

Changing Gillet’s Test with Acupuncture

By |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

Pain Science & Myofascial Trigger Points by Joseph Bickle, L.Ac., C.SMA

By |November 7th, 2022|Acupoints & Motor Points, News & Events|

Joseph Bickle, L.Ac., C.SMA will be presenting info on pain science at the upcoming PSOAS 2023 event. See below for a recent podcast with Joe and Brian Lau, AP, C.SMA. Brian Lau and I recently conducted a brief discussion of Myofascial Trigger Points,

3-Day Cadaver Lab for the Acupuncturist Reviews & Summary

By |August 3rd, 2022|Featured, News & Events|

I had a unique opportunity recently to help Brian Lau and Matt Callison in a 3-day Cadaver Dissection Lab. Michellle Valhakis and I assisted as Matt and Brian instructed students in the dissection. I have participated in previous dissections, but what made this

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

By |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

Psoas: Structure, Function and Treatment Class Evaluations

By |January 29th, 2022|News & Events|

Matt Callison and Brian Lau just completed a live webinar on the Psoas: Structure, Function and treatment. It was a great success and here are just a few of the great things some of the attendees have said: “Really great stuff. The videos,

Reviews of SMAC Online Webinar — Module II: The Low Back, Hip and Groin

By |August 31st, 2021|Featured, News & Events|

Anatomy / Palpation / Cadaver Workshop We just finished the first in the series of live webinars for Module II: The Low back, Hip and Groin – Anatomy/Palpation/Cadaver. It was a great success and we at AcuSport Education want to thank the

Reviews of SMAC Online Webinar — Module One: The Spinal Column Anatomy/Palpation/Cadaver Workshop

By |July 1st, 2021|Featured, News & Events|

We just finished the first in the series of live webinars for Module One: The Spinal Column "Anatomy/Palpation/Cadaver Lab." It was a great success and we at AcuSport Education want to thank the many people that registered for this class and provided such

SMAC Program Direction

By |March 17th, 2021|Business & Practice, Featured, News & Events|

The current 2019-2020 Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) Program was paused halfway through the program in March 2020, due to COVID-19. Since then, we began to offer SMAC classes in several ways—as online webinars (partial program), online webinar recordings, as well as continuing

Behind the Scenes: A Brief Look into Creating SMAC Online Webinars

By |January 4th, 2021|Business & Practice, Featured, News & Events|

The year 2020 threw everyone for a loop. In our world of Sports Medicine Acupuncture, that meant an enormous pivot had to occur in order to continue bringing knowledge and information to you, our students, in the form of new anatomical findings, ongoing

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