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Matt Callison (USA) presents Locate the Pain , Treat the Pain – Auckland 6-7 June (SOLD OUT) 13-14 June NOW OPEN 2026

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WORKSHOP: Locate the Pain, Treat the Pain

[6-7 June sold out, 13-14 June NOW OPEN]

Advanced Sports Medicine Acupuncture: Lower back. Hip and Lower Extremities

Matt Callison has been teaching in New Zealand since 2002, typically filling rooms with 25+ practitioners. For his June 2026 return, we are doing something different.

We are capping attendance at just 12 participants.

This 80% hands-on workshop offers an unprecedented level of personal supervision. You will receive direct guidance on your palpation and needle technique Matt Callison and Steve Olsen, ensuring you master the skills to elevate your practice immediately.

WHAT YOU WILL MASTER

Do not treat the pain- locate its source

Can you name and definitively locate 3-4 common injuries affecting pain areas that your patient is describing to you? For example, lateral hip pain, anterior hip pain, anterior groin pain, posterior knee pain or heel pain?

This course moves beyond “random needling”. You will learn how to view the body through the lens of TCM topography, nerve trajectory and functional anatomy.

YOU WILL LEARN TO

  • Pinpoint the injury: Definitively locate and treat common injuries in the low back, hip and lower extremities.
  • Advanced Palpation: Detect soft tissue indurations and pain-generating myofascial points with precision.
  • The Go-To protocols: Master the most effective local, adjacent and distal point combinations to decrease pain, increase proprioception and restore range of motion.
  • Needle technique mastery: Refine your skills in He Gu Ci (Joining valleys), Fen Ci (Divide needling), Mao Ci (Superficial needling) and Pai Ci (Multiple needles in a line)
  • Manual Therapy: Integrate myofascial release techniques post-needling to reinforce treatment and reduce residual soreness.
  • The Ahshi Points: Learn to locate and needle these Motor Points, Trigger Points aas well as Accumulation (xi-cleft) and Connecting-Luo in relation to lower back, hip and lower extremities.

THE GOAL

Learn it on the weekend, use it on Monday morning. These protocols apply to everything from chronic metabolic disorders such as arthritis to acute and chronic sports injuries.

YOUR INSTRUCTORS

Matt- Callison

Matt Callison (L.Ac.)

  • Author of the seminal text Sports Medicine Acupuncture
  • Founder of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification Program.
  • 34+ years of clinical experience and 30+ years in cadaver dissection.
  • Renowned for treating professional athletes and developing unique protocols for musculoskeletal injuries.

Steve Olsen (Assisted Supervision)

  • Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certified (USA)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Musculoskeletal Management (Otago University)
  • Musculoskeletal Specialist Registration status with Chinese Medicine Council (NZ)

With a 1:6 teacher-to-student ratio, you are guaranteed expert supervision

LOGISTICS & REGISTRATION

Prerequisite: Open only to registered acupuncturists of the Chinese Medicine Council NZ (CMCNZ)

Dates:

6th-7th June 2026 [SOLD OUT]

13th-14th June 2026 [STILL PLACES LEFT- BOOK NOW]

Location:

Steve Olsen’s Private Clinic (Advanced Recovery Acupuncture Clinic)

183B Onehunga Mall, Onehunga, Auckland (Entry via Waller st)

CPD:

14 hours

Investment:

$825 NZD (Including GST)

How to Secure your Spot:

Because this is capped at 12 people, we expect it to sell out immediately. Priority is given to first deposits received.

  • Deposit: A $200 non-refundable deposit is required to hold your place.
  • Balance: Remaining fees due by 5th May 2026. (Unpaid balances after this date will be released to the waitlist).

Payment Details:

Seminar  for 6-7 June is currently fully subscribed with deposits already secured.

Seminar for 13-14 June still has places left, to book with deposit $200

ISERAG INVESTMENTS LIMITED T/A THE ACUPUNCTURE CLINIC
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International attendees: use SWIFT code ASBBNZ2A

Please email or text Heiko Lade immediately once funds have been deposited.

Travel Note and accommodation:

If travelling from outside Auckland, please book fully refundable flights/accommodation. In the unlikely event of cancellation, workshops fees will be fully refunded, but travel costs are the participants responsibility. Accommodation suggestion is the So Ho Luxury Hotel 180 Stoddart Road Mt Roskil, where Matt is staying, which is about a ten minute drive away from venue.

CONTACT

Heiko Lade: Registered TCM Practitioner

Phone/Text 021 868 138