A Beginner’s Guide to Motor Point Acupuncture Seminar Recording 

Event recorded on 14th February 2019.

Course Overview

Practitioners of motor point acupuncture recognise that most pain is just a symptom of dysfunctional movement patterns, or postural issues.

By finding the dysfunction and treating muscle inhibition we can restore mobility, joint range of motion, and blood circulation which will decrease pain and inflammation in a very few sessions.

This course is the prerequisite components edited from the Motor Point Acupuncture: Foundations with Rich Hazel seminar recorded in 2019 to encompass all the relevant information required for any beginners in Motorpoints Acupuncture or for any of those who would like to get a taster into theory, explanation, physiology etc. It contains a detailed overview about Motor Point Acupuncture and the concepts used to apply this technique in practice.

The contents of this course was also provided in Introduction to Motor Points Acupuncture with Rich Hazel, a seminar recorded in 2016. It was also covered briefly in Intensive Sports Acupuncture: Motor Point Lower Extremity Assessment and Treatment Strategies (Foundations) with Rich Hazel, a seminar recorded in 2022.

This course does not go over the practical content that was recorded in each of the aforementioned seminars. For a more comprehensive understanding of how motor points can be applied in practice, please visit the links to our various motor point acupuncture courses below.

• Introduction to Motor Points Acupuncture
• Motor Point Acupuncture: Foundations
• Intensive Sports Acupuncture: Motor Point Lower Extremity Assessment and Treatment Strategies (Foundations)

Other Motor Point Acupuncture Courses:

• Motor Point Acupuncture: Advanced
• Motor Point Acupuncture for Knee Pain in Elite Athletes (and All of Your Patients)
• Motor Point Acupuncture for Effective Treatment of Chronic Pain of the Upper Extremities
• Intensive Sports Acupuncture: NFL Protocols and Advanced Motor Point Needling Techniques
• Motor Point Needling: Head, Jaw, Neck, Shoulder & Upper Extremities Dysfunctions

Motor Point Acupuncture Course Bundles:

• Motor Point Acupuncture: Foundations & Advanced
• Intensive Sports Acupuncture: Motor Point Lower Extremity (Foundations) + NFL Protocols and Advanced Motor Point Techniques
• Motor Point & Trigger Point Needling: Head, Jaw, Neck, Shoulder & Upper Extremities Dysfunctions

What You Will Learn

• Pioneers of Motor Point Acupuncture
• Research
• Sports Medicine – Crash Course
• Important Vocabulary
• Muscle Physiology
• Stages of Healing and Treatment Strategies (Acute, Subacute, Chronic)
• 5 types of Muscle Inhibition
• Janda’s Upper Crossed and Lower Crossed Syndromes plus Treatment Strategies
• Treatment Strategies
• Why Motor Point Acupuncture?
• Benefits of Motor Point Acupuncture
• Motor Points vs Trigger Points
• Motor Point Treatment Techniques
• Trigger Point Treatment Techniques
• Motor Point Needle Techniques
• Trigger Point Needle Techniques
• Non-dominant Hand Techniques
• Using a Pointer Plus or Pointer Excel

About the Rich Hazel (DAc)

Rich Hazel uses a unique style of acupuncture that relies heavily on knowledge of neurology and sports medicine. He was one of very few people to learn Motor Point Acupuncture at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York where he completed his Master of Science in Acupuncture, Orthopedic & Sports Medicine. Rich has also studied Neurofunctional Acupuncture and Exstore Functional Muscle Assessment with some of the best orthopedic acupuncturists in North America and spent years studying trigger points and the treatment of myofascial pain from the works of Dr. Janet Travell and Dr. C Chan Gunn.

His unique style allows Rich to get excellent results for sports injuries, sports mobility and performance, and acute and chronic pain of all kinds. He now teaches this unique style of acupuncture to other acupuncturists in the US and abroad and is on the faculty at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York.

What You Get After You Complete The Course

• Notes to keep
• 2.5 CPD Points
• CPD Certificate 
• 5 year access
• Unlimited revisions during access period