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(Please note: This was originally an $1100 seminar that was 3-days long with a lot of practice time. We’ve kept the demos by Rich, but cut the practice time, so it clocks in at 8-hrs and only $499. It’s up to you to make it 3-days long! Grab your husband, wife, dog or room-mate and practice, practice, practice. This is a practical seminar with a lot of content. Hands on bodies, people!)
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 very few sessions.
In this 3-day workshop, we will cover the fundamentals that are essential for assessment and treatment of orthopaedic issues using motor point acupuncture. Areas of focus will be neck pain, hip/back pain, knee pain, shoulder pain and foot/ankle pain.
Here’s An Overview Of What to Expect
DAY 1: MOTOR POINT FOUNDATIONS
- 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
- Role of Proprioception in Rehabilitation
- Janda’s Three Areas of Proprioception
- Janda’s Tonic and Phasic Muscle Systems
- Janda’s Upper Crossed and Lower Crossed Syndromes plus Treatment Strategies
- Compensation Patterns (Valgus Knee, Foot Pronation, Gluteal Amnesia, Quad Dominance, etc) plus 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 Point Plus or Pointer Excel
DAY 2: MOTOR POINTS FOR SHOULDER, BACK, HIP AND KNEE PAIN
- Muscle action, pain pattern, symptoms, motor point location, non-dominant hand placement,
needle technique and precautions for the following muscles:- Anterior Deltoid
- Medial Deltoid
- Posterior Deltoid
- Infraspinatus
- Teres minor
- Supraspinatus
- Serratus Anterior
- Quadratus Lumborum
- Psoas
- Tensor Fasciae Latae
- Gluteus Medius
- Gluteus Maximus
- Gluteus Minimus
- Adductor Magnus
- Adductor Longus
- Rectus Femoris
- Transverse Abdominals
- Internal Oblique
DAY 3: MOTOR POINTS FOR NECK, FOOT AND ANKLE PAIN
- Muscle action, pain pattern, symptoms, motor point location, non-dominant hand placement,
needle technique and precautions for the following muscles:- Upper Trapezius
- Middle Trapezius
- Lower Trapezius
- Levator Scapulae
- Medial Scalene
- Semispinalis Capitis
- SCM
- Soleus
- Gastrocnemius
- Flexor Digitorum Logus
- Tibialis Anterior
- Tibialis Posterior
- Peroneus Longus
- Extensor Digitorum Longus
Please also see here some videos from Richard’s Youtube channel. Click at the bottom-right for fullscreen.
About Rich Hazel
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. Richard 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.