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Posts by category
- Category: Acupoints & Motor Points
- GB 37 (Guangming): Clinical Applications for this FANTASTIC Acupuncture Point
- Successful Needle Technique for Patellar Pain Syndromes
- Chronic Ankle Instability, Manual Muscle Testing & Acupuncture
- Pain Science & Myofascial Trigger Points by Joseph Bickle, L.Ac., C.SMA
- Atlanto-Occipital Fixation: A Culprit to Many Pain Patterns
- Get More Out of Your Zang Fu Treatments: Emphasis on the Middle Jiao
- The Psoas Major, the Lumbar Plexus, and the Dai Mai
- Anterior Knee Pain: Articularis Genus and Extra Point Jianxi
- San Jiao 5 (Waiguan): Anatomy and Locations
- Pronator Teres Motor Point and Its Multiple Functions
- DU 16 (Fengfu) and the Myodural Bridge
- Anatomy of SP 4 (Gongsun) and Balance of the Medial Arch
- Muscle Motor Points: A Focus on Location
- Motor Points and Channel Mirror Imaging
- The Huatuojiaji Points & Spinal Degeneration (Spondylosis)
- Category: Assessment & Treatment
- Bicipital Tenosynovitis: Ortho Exam, LU 6 and Multiple Needles in a Line Needle Technique
- Mr. Miyagi & the Misaligned Fibular Head
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain and the Pelvic Floor: An Approach for the Acupuncturist
- Understanding and Diagnosing Tendinopathy
- Changing Gillet’s Test with Acupuncture
- A Testament to Sports Medicine Acupuncture Education
- Including DU 1 (Changqiang) into Low Back Pain Treatment Protocols
- Thoracolumbar Junction Syndrome (TLJS)
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain: Psoas Reactive to the Piriformis Muscle
- Tennis Elbow: Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
- Acupuncture as an Assessment
- Working with the Psoas
- Low Back Pain Part 1 – Superior Cluneal Nerve Entrapment: A Contributor to Yaoyan Syndrome
- Treating Hip Asymmetry with Sports Medicine Acupuncture®
- Vertebral Mechanics: Spinal Offsets
- Supinator Syndrome
- Meralgia Paresthetica: Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment
- Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Lateral Epicondylitis
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain and Dysfunction
- Category: Business & Practice
- Category: C.SMA Resources
- General Acupuncture Research
- Elbow, Wrist & Hand Pain Acupuncture Articles & Abstracts
- Head & Neck Pain Acupuncture Articles & Abstracts
- Leg, Ankle & Foot Acupuncture Articles and Abstracts
- Shoulder Pain Acupuncture Articles & Abstracts
- Low Back & Hip Pain Acupuncture Articles & Abstracts
- Knee Pain Acupuncture Articles & Abstracts
- Category: C.SMA Videos
- Category: C.SMAs of the Month
- Ryan Smith—C.SMA of the Month (April 2023)
- Amy Gordon—C.SMA of the Month (October 2022)
- Michelle Vlahakis—C.SMA of the Month (September 2022)
- Riley Smith—C.SMA of the Month (August 2022)
- Deb Engelgau—C.SMA of the Month (July 2022)
- Adrienne Coombs—C.SMA of the Month (June 2022)
- Richard Macgurn—C.SMA of the Month (May 2022)
- Darren Johnson—C.SMA of the Month (April 2022)
- Daniel Raider—C.SMA of the Month (March 2022)
- Dr. Jay Bulloch—C.SMA of the Month (Feb 2022)
- Diana Herrera—C.SMA of the Month (Jan 2022)
- Michelle Vlahakis—C.SMA of the Month (Dec 2021)
- Fernando Escobar—C.SMA of the Month (Nov 2021)
- Melani Leonard Cooper — C.SMA of the Month (Oct. 2021)
- Christine Marcarian — C.SMA of the Month (Sep. 2021)
- Chuck Oese — C.SMA of the Month (Aug. 2021)
- Daniel Zal — C.SMA of the Month (July 2021)
- Max Lewis — C.SMA of the Month (June 2021)
- Cindy Grainger — C.SMA of the Month (May 2021)
- David George — C.SMA of the Month (April 2021)
- Greta Goforth — C.SMA of the Month (Mar 2021)
- Jeffrey Szilagyi — C.SMA of the Month (Feb. 2021)
- Dody Chang — C.SMA of the Month (Jan. 2021)
- Holly Green — C.SMA of the Month (Dec. 2020)
- Lucy Yeo — C.SMA of the Month (Nov. 2020)
- Sun Yun — C.SMA of the Month (Oct. 2020)
- Kevin Menard — C.SMA of the Month (Sep. 2020)
- Eric Raymond Buckley — C.SMA of the Month (Aug. 2020)
- Laura Shahinian Kara — C.SMA of the Month (Jul. 2020)
- Jannine Krause — C.SMA of the Month (Jun. 2020)
- Linnea Varner — C.SMA of the Month (May 2020)
- Ann Mowat — C.SMA of the Month (Apr. 2020)
- Marjorie Muth Brosi — C.SMA of the Month (Mar. 2020)
- Tim Eng — C.SMA of the Month (Feb. 2020)
- Jared Anderson — C.SMA of the Month (Jan. 2020)
- Lili Gould — C.SMA of the Month (Dec. 2019)
- Ian Armstrong — C.SMA of the Month (Nov. 2019)
- Amanda Perizzolo — C.SMA of the Month (Oct. 2019)
- Eric Stephens — C.SMA of the Month (Sep. 2019)
- Joe Bickle — C.SMA of the Month (Aug. 2019)
- Karen Factor — C.SMA of the Month (Jul. 2019)
- Erik Isaacman — C.SMA of the Month (Jun. 2019)
- Uzi Chen — C.SMA of the Month (May 2019)
- Jackie Parra — C.SMA of the Month (Apr. 2019)
- Diane Wintzer — C.SMA of the Month (Mar. 2019)
- Lindsay Long — C.SMA of the Month (Feb. 2019)
- Darren Maynard — C.SMA of the Month (Jan. 2019)
- Charlie Roach — C.SMA of the Month (Dec. 2018)
- Alexis Goldstein — C.SMA of the Month (Nov. 2018)
- Ian Dunsmuir — C.SMA of the Month (Oct. 2018)
- Oliver Leonetti — C.SMA of the Month (Sep. 2018)
- Christopher — C.SMA of the Month (Aug. 2018)
- Cybil Kendrick — C.SMA of the Month (Jul. 2018)
- Brett Rabin — C.SMA of the Month (Jun. 2018)
- Donna Rebadow — C.SMA of the Month (May 2018)
- Pamela Denis — C.SMA of the Month (Apr. 2018)
- Michael Pingicer — C.SMA of the Month (Mar. 2018)
- Category: Case Studies
- A Case Study Using the Hua Tuo Arc
- Telemedicine Guide: A Low Back Pain Case Study
- Sports Medicine Acupuncture for Knee Pain
- Case Study: Correcting Severe Antalgic Posture & Gait
- An Amazing Story of Acupuncture Increasing Shoulder Range of Motion
- Acupuncture for Hip Pain: A Sports Medicine Acupuncture® Approach
- Category: Channel Sinews (Jingjin)
- The Channels and their Functional Movement Patterns
- Tensegrity and the Quadratus Lumborum
- The Sternocleidomastoid Muscle & Its Channel Relationships
- Patient Self-Care for Balancing the Lung Sinew Channel (Jingjin)
- Pericardium and Lung Channel Sinew and Scapular Position
- Assessment & Treatment of the Channel Sinews for Posterior & Medial Knee Pain
- An Analysis of the Channel Imbalances Associated with Patellofemoral Syndrome
- Medial Epicondylitis and the Heart Channel Sinews
- Neck and Rhomboid Pain: A Sinew Channel Approach
- SMAC Program New Class Series
- Yaoyan and the Channel Sinews
- Category: Corrective Exercises/Intradermal Needles
- Category: Featured
- 2025-2026 Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification Program and BEYOND
- Unlocking the Power of Sports Medicine Acupuncture: A Fusion of Eastern and Western Medicine
- Understanding the Benefits of Acupuncture in Sports Medicine
- 2023-2025 SMAC Program Q&A
- 3-Day Cadaver Lab for the Acupuncturist Reviews & Summary
- Reviews of SMAC Online Webinar — Module II: The Low Back, Hip and Groin
- Reviews of SMAC Online Webinar — Module One: The Spine Anatomy/Palpation/Cadaver Workshop
- Category: News & Events
- Postural Imbalances and Acupuncture Protocols PIAP Reviews (Jan 17-21, 2024)
- PSOAS Reviews
- A Proprioceptive Needle Technique for the Neck & Completion of the 2019-2022 SMAC Program
- Psoas: Structure, Function and Treatment Class Evaluations
- AcuSport Education Forms Strategic Acupuncture Alliances to Benefit YOU
- COVID-19 Results in Rescheduling of Module III
- Unified Practice – AcuSport Education Alliance Announcement
- The Ending of Another Successful SMAC Program
- Reflections on our first 5-Day Cadaver Lab for the Acupuncturist
- We Will Miss Giovanni Maciocia
- The New & Improved Sports Medicine Acupuncture
- Category: Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Injuries
- Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder): Stage One
- Peroneal Nerve Entrapment: A Common Lower Leg Pain Generator
- Obturator Internus: Muscle, Channel & Acupuncture Technique
- Part 2: Get More Out of Your Zang Fu Treatments: Emphasis on the Middle Jiao
- Success of Sports Medicine Acupuncture Surprises Collegiate Head Athletic Trainer
- Pectoralis Major Myofascial Technique & Acupuncture
- Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Post-Op Knee Rehabilitation
- PEER REVIEW: Sports Medicine Acupuncture Textbook Review
- Acupuncture for Tibial Stress Syndrome (Shin Splints)
- The Kidneys Influence on Ligaments
- Category: Uncategorized