In-Person Classes & Live Webinars
Must be attended at the time/date offered for Live PDAs/CEUs
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Head, Neck & Thorax: History, Examination, Assessment & Treatment
with Anthony Von der Muhll
Saturday-Sunday, April 12-13, 2025, 8:30-5:30
at the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine, 1980 Gallows Road, Vienna VA
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Saturday-Sunday, July 12-13, 2025, 9:00-6:00
at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, 1600 Broadway, Oakland CA
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Head, Neck & Thorax: Review & Practicum Lab
with Anthony Von der Muhll
Prerequisite: completion of our 16-hour Head, Neck & Thorax: History, Exam, Assessment & Treatment course (in-person or distance-learning)
Monday, April 14, 2025, 8:30-5:30
at the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine, 1980 Gallows Road, Vienna VA
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Monday, July 14, 2025, 8:30-5:30
at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, 1600 Broadway, Oakland CA
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Head, Neck & Thorax: Anatomy Lab for Acupuncturists
with Jamie Bender
Friday, July 11, 2025, 9:00-6:00
at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, 1600 Broadway, Oakland CA
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Self-Paced Distance Learning
1-year on-demand access
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Basics of Neck
with Anthony Von der Muhll
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Head, Neck, Thorax: History, Examination, Assessment, & Treatment
Self-Paced Distance-Learning Module
with Anthony Von der Muhll
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Comments from Course Evaluations
"This class was amazing and so packed with information. I am going to have to listen to the recording over and over in order to be able write down all that was said. I can't wait to be able to take an in person course." -- Shelby Smith, L.Ac., Olympia, Washington
Clinical anatomy, kinesiology, and the jing-jin ("sinew meridians" or myofascial tracts)
- Bones, muscles, discs and facet joints, and neurology
- Posture and motion dysfunctions
- The arthritic progression: strain/sprain, derangement, degeneration
History-taking for head, neck, thorax: key diagnostic questions
- "Red flag" symptoms of urgent/serious medical conditions warranting referral to physician care
- Differentiating symptoms of muscles, joint, disc, and spinal cord, plexus and nerve root injuries
- Neural hypersensitization and psycho-social factors
- Functional capacity questionnaires for reporting to managed care insurance
Physical exam of the head, neck, thorax: key procedures
- Observation, inspection and palpation
- Joint exam: active range-of-motion, stability, and tracking assessment of the cervical and thoracic spine and TM joint
- Neurologic exam: upper motor neuron; arm reflex, sensory, and motor function; and brachial plexopathies
- Special orthopedic tests for the spine and ribcage
- Documentation of physical exam findings
- Measuring and reporting functional capacity baselines and treatment outcomes
Diagnosis and pattern identification
- Cervicogenic and tension-type headaches
- Temperomandibular joint pain and dysfunction
- Cervical and thoracic sprains/strains and chronic myofascial pain
- Cervical and thoracic disc and facet joint injuries: dysfunction, derangement, degeneration
- Nerve root and spinal cord injuries
- Intercostal sprains/strains
- Brachial plexopathies and thoracic outlet syndrome
- Myofascial trigger points and referred pain patterns for over 17 muscles of the head, face, neck and thorax
Treatment of head, neck, and thorax pain and injuries
- When and how to use distant and local needling for rapid and lasting pain relief
- Electroacupuncture for neural blockade and rehabilitation
- Releasing muscle tension through myofascial trigger point needling
- Prolo-acupuncture for spinal and TM joint stabilization and mobilization
- Using 7-star, 3-edged and lancet needles to reduce inflammation and ischemic pain
- Manual therapy: gua sha, tui na, and muscle energy techniques to reduce trigger points and restore muscle flexibility and joint range of motion
- Active suction cupping: combining cups with passive and active movement for rapid and lasting results
- Postural and ergonomic correction and exercise therapies
Get the most out of your learning experience!
- Prepare for the class with the Anatomy for Acupuncturists Lab
- Then build on and consolidate your skills with the Review/Practicum Lab
Student Ratings and Comments
from evaluations as required by California Acupuncture Board, prior live class offerings in 2017.
Respondents: 20 of 20 enrolled
