Matt Callison is the President of AcuSport Seminars in the USA and is one of the primary lecturers at the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification Program in the United States. He first presented at the NZRA AGM Conference in Hamilton in 2002 and has since then delivered regular seminars in New Zealand. Matt’s landmark book, Sports Medicine Acupuncture, will be able for review at the workshop and copies can be obtained through Chinabooks Sydney.
The seminar is of a practical nature and will therefore have limited numbers. Matt’s seminars are always over subscribed so please be sure to register early.
What will this workshop be covering?
This 2-day Sports Medicine Acupuncture foundational class is a specialised practical workshop enhancing our working knowledge of the ashi points.
In TCM, ashi points were first mentioned in the Tang Dynasty text, Thousand Ducat Prescriptions, and they are still used today to treat pain.
In fact,points of tenderness found in the human body have been palpated and treated since the beginning of humankind. Understanding that the channels and collaterals respond to pathologies in a predictable manner by manifesting ashi tenderness, we can see that an ashi point is a diagnostic sign of a specific underlying causative factor.
This workshop will define diagnostic ashi points that reflect the status of the jing luo and the zang fu.
These diagnostic ashipoints include: motor points, trigger points, chapman reflexes, source-yuan, connecting-luo, and cleft-xi points.
In general, tenderness of diagnostic ashi points indicates that they should be included in the treatment protocol. This lecture will also discuss and demonstrate treatment methods and needle techniques, both traditional and modern-day innovations, that are geared toward treating the excess and/or deficient qualities of these ashi points.
When and where?
Venue: Advanced Recovery Clinic 183b Onehunga Mall,
Onehunga, Auckland (entry via Waller St)
Time: Saturday and Sunday 15-16 August 2020 (9am -4pm)
AcNZ and NZASA members $450
Important Note: Only members of Acupuncture NZ, Australian APHRA registered acupuncturists and members of NZASA are eligible to attend.
Cancellation Policy
It is a practical workshop and numbers attending are limited. A $100 deposit can secure a place in the seminar but is non refundable. Full paid up attendees cancelling up until the 7th August will be refunded 75% of the registration fee. After this date, there will be no refund.
Approved for 12 hours CPE by AcNZ
Contact and inquiries: Heiko Lade 021 868 138 or use the contact form to email me.