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10/30/2025

MODULE IV: THE NECK SHOULDER & UPPER EXTREMITY, ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT OF INJURY IS JUST ONE WEEK AWAY!

Just one more week until we start the last module of our 2025-2026 SMAC Program. We quickly sold out of our California class so we opened a third section giving more opportunity to not miss out!

In addition to looking at specific injuries, practitioners taking this class will learn how many injuries involving the neck, shoulder and upper extremity involve the postural position of the spine, ribcage and the lumbo-pelvic region and the importance of balancing the relationship between these anatomical structures to greatly affect patient outcomes. This includes learning how to properly identify radicular versus referred pain, and use manual muscle tests and orthopedic evaluations in conjunction with traditional Chinese medicine assessment methods to improve their diagnostic skills. In addition to innovative needle techniques and point combinations, students will also learn myofascial techniques and gold star corrective exercises to help prolong the effects of their acupuncture treatments.

Module IV: The Neck Shoulder & Upper Extremity Assessment & Treatment of Injury

November 6-9 (Vienna, Virginia): 🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/event/mod-iv-the-upper-extremity-ati-2025-va/

January 15-18 (San Diego, California)—WAITLIST ONLY

January 29-February 1 (San Diego, California): 🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/event/mod-iv-ati-2026-ca-2nd-session/

IMPORTANT: 2025-2026 SMAC Program will be my last program as the main instructor. This is the final module I am teaching in the SMAC Program.

Also, don’t forget that the 2026-2027 SMAC PROGRAM IS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!

LEARN MORE: 🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/smac-program/

REGISTER NOW: 🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class-registration/

Have questions? Reach out to us at acusportinfo@gmail.com

10/23/2025

When a patient complains of lateral elbow pain, commonly the pain generating injury is at the lateral epicondyle (tennis elbow). However, the practitioner needs to be aware of other injuries that can generate lateral elbow pain. Located within a 2-inch circle are 7 common injuries that can come into an acupuncturist’s clinic. If the assessment and diagnosis of the injury is not accurate, the treatment protocol will be less effective. Many times, key distal LI and SJ channel points known to reduce pain in the channels are important. Yet, sometimes local points are needed to affect the pain generating tissue. As traditionally-trained acupuncturists, we know the effectiveness of acupuncture is greatly affected by appropriate point selection and needle technique, which includes local, adjacent and distal needling.

We cover lateral elbow pain and much more in our upcoming Module IV: Assessment & Treatment of Injury course. Come and improve your skills in assessing, diagnosing and providing more lasting effective treatments!

Here are the upcoming Module IV: The Neck Shoulder & Upper Extremity Assessment & Treatment of Injury courses:

❶ Nov 6-9 in Vienna, VA—🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/event/mod-iv-the-upper-extremity-ati-2025-va/

❷ Jan 15-19, in San Diego, CA—WAITLIST ONLY

❸ Jan 29-Feb 1, in San Diego, CA—🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/event/mod-iv-ati-2026-ca-2nd-session/

IMPORTANT: 2025-26 SMAC Program will be my last program as the main instructor. This is the final module I will be teaching in the SMAC Program.

***Also, don’t forget that the 2026-2027 SMAC PROGRAM IS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!

LEARN MORE: 🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/smac-program/

REGISTER NOW: 🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class-registration/

Have questions? Reach out to us at acusportinfo@gmail.com!

10/17/2025

Our Assessment & Treatment of the Low Back & Hip foundational course is coming up November 22-23, 2025, in Toronto, Canada. This is the first time we'll be hosting a course at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine!

REGISTRATION IS OPEN: 🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/assessment-treatment-low-back-hip-nov-25/

Low back and hip pain are common reasons patients first come for acupuncture. They can be tricky to treat as there are many factors involved, and misdiagnosis and/or mistreatment is unfortunately very common. Many assumptions are often made without clear assessment, and in many cases, injury to the low back will often involve hip symptoms and conversely, hip pain frequently stems from the lumbar spine.

Practitioners taking this class will learn to observe, assess and treat the low back and hip as one complex. They will learn how to both precisely identify imbalance between the musculature acting on the hip and low back as well as provide innovative treatment protocols to help correct these imbalances to provide real lasting pain relief. Injuries will be examined from a mechanical “how and why” perspective using orthopedic physical evaluations and manual muscle testing to more precisely assess the integrity of the musculoskeletal system while keeping treatments grounded in the framework of Chinese Medicine. Advanced needle techniques, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitated stretching and myofascial release techniques are also presented and practiced.

LEARN HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR OUTCOMES & PROVIDE MORE LASTING RELIEF!

🗓️ DATE: November 22-23, 2025

📍LOCATION: Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Toronto Campus, 283 Spadina Avenue, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2E3)

👤 Instructor: Ian Dunsmuir

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/assessment-treatment-low-back-hip-nov-25/

10/14/2025

Thank you Martha for your amazing feedback! We strive to continuously improve our program year to year keeping teaching assistant to student ratios low to ensure our student truly grasp the material and techniques being demonstrated!

We still have a few seats left in our Module IV: The Neck, Shoulder & Upper Extremity in November in Vienna, VA and then again in January in San Diego, CA. We sold out of two Module III: The Lower Extremity classes and are already sold out of the Jan 15th Module IV class. If you’re interested in registering, don’t delay!

MOD IV (VIRGINIA): https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/mod-iv-the-upper-extremity-ati-2025-va/

MOD IV (CALIFORNIA): https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/mod-iv-ati-2026-ca-2nd-session/

Looking for a weekend intensive instead? We have our signature Assessment & Treatment of Low Back & Hip coming up in Toronto, Canada from November 22-23, which is not to be missed!

A&T LOW BACK & HIP (TORONTO): https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/assessment-treatment-low-back-hip-nov-25/

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SMAC PROGRAM: https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/smac-program/

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SMA INTENSIVE COURSES: https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/sma-foundational-courses/

Have questions? Reach out to us at acusportinfo@gmail.com!

10/01/2025

📣 Our October SMA newsletter is here!

Attention Acupuncture Community...our latest newsletter has just been sent out and it’s full of important info and valuable tools for all of you who are passionate about sports medicine and acupuncture.

READ IT NOW: 🔗 https://acusporteducation.optin.com/newsletter/awlist4901849/MjgyMDYyMTM=/our-october-2025-newsletter.htm

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And, of course, you can always email your questions to acusportinfo@gmail.com!

09/24/2025

Sacroiliac joint pain (SIJ) is a common injury, in which the patient will often seek help from an acupuncturist. This brief article will present a basic Sports Medicine Acupuncture assessment and treatment approach that examines postural and myofascial tissue imbalances determined through functional assessment and treated by acupuncture channel theory:

🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/sacroiliac-joint-pain-and-dysfunction/

If you want to improve your skills in assessing, diagnosing and treating SIJ pain, we have the Assessment & Treatment of Low Back and Hip 2-day intensive coming up November 22-23, 2025 at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine – Toronto!

In this class you’ll learn clinically applicable skills including:

❶ Diagnostic methods such as orthopedic exams, postural assessment, manual muscle testing, and how to ask the right questions

❷ How to more precisely differentiate common injuries such as SIJ pain, facet irritation, disc related injury, hip flexor strain, trochanteric bursitis, soft tissue affecting the low back &/or hip

❸ Innovative treatment techniques using huatuojiaji points, motor entry points, channel points like extraordinary points along with PNF stretching and myofascial work

❹ ***Plus key corrective exercises you can teach your patients to help sustain their improvements

🗓️ DATE: November 22-23, 2025

📍LOCATION: Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Toronto Campus, 283 Spadina Avenue, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2E3)

👤 Instructor: Ian Dunsmuir (Learn more about Ian here: https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/instructors/ian-dunsmuir/)

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/assessment-treatment-low-back-hip-nov-25/

09/23/2025

THANK YOU, Nina for your kind words about the SMAC program and how it has benefited your clinical practice. We strive to constantly improve our program year after year to keep the program clinically applicable. Our goal is to help develop our students' proficiency in sports medicine acupuncture and improve patient outcomes through our SMAC Program, online programming as well as our 2 and 3-day intensive coursework!

If you’re interested in improving your skills in assessing, diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal issues, whether in athletes, adolescents or in older adults, click here and learn more about our offerings!

COMING UP SOON—REGISTER NOW:

❶ Module III: The Lower Extremity Oct 23-26, 2025 (San Diego, CA) — https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/module-iii-the-lower-extremity-assessment-treatment-of-injuries-ati-ca-second-session/

❷ Module IV: The Neck, Shoulder & Upper Extremity, Nov 6-9, 2025 (Vienna, VA) — https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/mod-iv-the-upper-extremity-ati-2025-va/

❸ Assessment & Treatment of Injury, Nov 22-23, 2025 — (Toronto, ON) — https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/assessment-treatment-low-back-hip-nov-25/

❹ Module IV: The Neck, Shoulder & Upper Extremity, Jan 15-18, 2026 (San Diego, CA) — https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/mod-iv-ati-2026-ca/

Have questions? Reach out to us at acusportinfo@gmail.com

09/22/2025

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09/18/2025

ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT OF THE LOW BACK & HIP

🗓️ DATE: November 22-23, 2025

📍LOCATION: Ontario College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) (Toronto Campus)

👤 Instructor: Ian Dunsmuir

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/assessment-treatment-low-back-hip-nov-25/

Low back and hip pain are common reasons patients first come for acupuncture. They can be tricky to treat as there are many factors involved, and misdiagnosis and/or mistreatment is unfortunately very common. Many assumptions are often made without clear assessment, and in many cases, injury to the low back will often involve hip symptoms and conversely, hip pain frequently stems from the lumbar spine.

Practitioners taking this class will learn to observe, assess and treat the low back and hip as one complex. They will learn how to both precisely identify imbalance between the musculature acting on the hip and low back as well as provide innovative treatment protocols to help correct these imbalances to provide real lasting pain relief. Injuries will be examined from a mechanical “how and why” perspective using orthopedic physical evaluations and manual muscle testing to more precisely assess the integrity of the musculoskeletal system while keeping treatments grounded in the framework of Chinese Medicine. Advanced needle techniques, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitated stretching and myofascial release techniques are also presented and practiced.

LEARN HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR OUTCOMES & PROVIDE MORE LASTING RELIEF!

LEARN MORE & REGISTER NOW: 🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/assessment-treatment-low-back-hip-nov-25/

09/03/2025

📣 Our September SMA newsletter is here!

Attention Acupuncture Community...our latest newsletter has just been sent out and it’s full of important info and valuable tools for all of you who are passionate about sports medicine and acupuncture.

READ IT NOW: 🔗 https://acusporteducation.optin.com/newsletter/awlist4901849/Mjc5ODg5NDQ=/our-september-newsletter.htm

CURRENT SUBSCRIBERS: If you don’t see it in your inbox, check your Spam or Promotions folders (and drag it over to your Inbox)!

NOT A SUBSCRIBER YET? Don’t miss out on future updates and exclusive content! Sign up now to stay in the loop and get all the latest news delivered straight to you every month: https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/connect-with-us/

08/08/2025

We're thrilled to feature Rowena Booth's testimonial about her transformative experience in our Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification program. Her words perfectly capture what we strive for – empowering practitioners with cutting-edge skills that make a real difference in patient care. Testimonials like these remind us why we're passionate about advancing sports medicine education. Thank you for taking the time to share how the program has enhanced your practice and patient outcomes!

REGISTER FOR MODULE III NOW!

Our next module is quickly approaching! Here are the dates and links you need to join us:

MODULE III DATES & LOCATIONS

SEPTEMBER 14-18, 2025 in VIENNA, VA: 🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/module-iii-ati-2025-va/

OCTOBER 2-5, 2025 in SAN DIEGO, CA (WAITLIST ONLY): 🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/mod-iii-the-lower-extremity-ati-2025-ca/

OCTOBER 23-26, 2025 in SAN DIEGO, CA: 🔗 https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/class/module-iii-the-lower-extremity-assessment-treatment-of-injuries-ati-ca-second-session/

Keep in mind, you can start with any module in the SMAC Program. Classes can also be taken a la carte to earn CAB and NCCAOM CEUs as the certification track is completely optional!

Have questions? Reach out to us at acusportinfo@gmail.com.

08/05/2025

📣 Our August SMA newsletter is here!

Attention Acupuncture Community...our latest newsletter has just been sent out and it’s full of important info and valuable tools for all of you who are passionate about sports medicine and acupuncture.

READ IT NOW: 🔗 https://acusporteducation.optin.com/newsletter/awlist4901849/Mjc3NjY3NDI=/our-august-newsletter.htm

CURRENT SUBSCRIBERS: If you don’t see it in your inbox, check your Spam or Promotions folders (and drag it over to your Inbox)!

NOT A SUBSCRIBER YET? Don’t miss out on future updates and exclusive content! Sign up now to stay in the loop and get all the latest news delivered straight to you every month: https://www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/contact-acusport-education/

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AcuSport Education is a subsidiary company of AcuSport Seminar Series, Inc. We are a sports medicine acupuncture education company devoted to raising educational standards of licensed acupuncturists in the integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Sports Medicine. We are committed to training licensed acupuncturists around the globe to accurately assess and treat sport, orthopedic and work-related injuries. Our goal is for graduates of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification Program to successfully manage the patient and their injury from the initial assessment, through treatment and rehabilitation and onto injury prevention.

Sports Medicine Acupuncture (SMA) incorporates principles and techniques from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western Sports Medicine to assess and treat the patient’s injury from a true integrated perspective.

SMA uses functional anatomy, range of motion testing, orthopedic examinations, manual muscle testing and palpation to identify the injured tissues. Postural and concomitant muscle imbalances are assessed through static and functional movements which guide the practitioner to understand how and why the injury occurred. This assessment is integrated into the TCM channel systems (jing luo, jing jin) to diagnose and treat the excess (shi) and deficient (xu) conditions involving the channels and the injured tissue. SMA emphasizes the importance of determining an accurate organ (zang fu) differential diagnosis to ensure an individualized treatment plan for the patient and their injury.

Sports Medicine Acupuncture is strongly rooted in TCM and respects its simplicity and complexity. Integrating Western Sports Medicine with the genius of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a continuous and life-long endeavor.