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Vermont Acupuncture Continuing Education Course Package. Courses included are also NCCAOM approved.
In this course, dive deeper into your understanding of neck pain, successful treatment with acupuncture, and learn tips to help patients achieve successful treatment outcomes. Key topics include the review of complex structures in the head and neck, identification of trigger points vs taut tender points, home care instructions for patients to maximize treatment outcomes, popular acupuncture points for neck pain, alternative modalities that are helpful in the treatment of neck pain, and more. A crucial course for acupuncture practitioners who see many patients for the common complaint of neck pain.
In this acupuncture continuing education course, the acupuncture practitioner can expect to learn about the benefits of using acupuncture and TCM to induce labor. Noteworthy topics that are discussed include understanding labor induction from a western medicine perspective, TCM patterns for labor induction, acupuncture points used to induce labor, the benefits of pre-birth acupuncture treatments, dietary recommendations, herbs, and much more. Grow your knowledge on acupuncture for labor induction today with this informative course.
In “4 Lessons” – Injury Assessment & Muscle Testing, we will address musculoskeletal injuries commonly seen in the acupuncture practice. The acupuncture practitioner can expect to learn about injury assessment and recognition by way of symptoms, differential diagnosis and location. A review of the structures, soft tissue, muscles, and joints involved with images will proceed each injury covered. Appropriate muscle Tests and ROM to confirm each pathology are listed and clearly explained step by step following the injury descriptions. The aim is to familiarize the practitioner with the injuries and their respective tests in order to understand and identify the pathologies. Lastly, this course discusses acupuncture and motor points for certain injuries. The information learned can be incorporated into an acupuncture treatment strategy and practice.
In “12 Tips” – Acupuncture for Sports Injuries, the acupuncture provider will develop a deeper understanding on acupuncture treatment methods, research, common pain complaints, and acupuncture channel theory, as they each relate to sports injuries. Treating sports injuries from an orthopedic focus will be discussed, as well as evidenced based approaches to acupuncture for sports injuries. Uncover how the unity of Eastern and Western medical treatments can help yield the best possible outcomes for patient care in this fascinating course.
The purpose of this course is to educate the acupuncture provider on new research, information, and ways to appropriately address and interact with patients of diverse cultural backgrounds. We explore the recent research on cultural competency, patient-centered care, awareness, and how these factors tie into interactions with patients on a daily basis. Additional topics that will be discussed include counteracting prejudice & bias, inclusion, discrimination, oppression, gender equality, and how acupuncturists can become a more culturally aware health care provider.
This course will focus on specific cases where injuries have occurred due to incorrect acupuncture needling, and we will identify regions of the body that are more at risk for these types of injuries. A review of anatomy, the central nervous system, and peripheral nervous system will be taught in connection with safety lessons based on previous case studies and reported incidents.
Acupuncture for the Treatment of Anxiety – 1 Acupuncture CEU NCCAOM Category AOM-AC
In this acupuncture continuing education course, discover the benefits of treating anxiety with acupuncture. Dive into the TCM patterns associated with anxiety, acupuncture points to treat these patterns, and learn to identify the tongue and pulse patterns to look for. Lastly, improve your knowledge on herbal formulas for anxiety and uncover additional treatment tips in ‘Acupuncture for the Treatment of Anxiety’.