Shoulder, Arm, Hand

In-Person Classes & Live Webinars

Must be attended at the time/date offered for Live PDAs/CEUs

See below for detailed description of class contents

Basics of Shoulder

Live Webinar with Anthony Von der Muhll

Monday, July 28, 2025, 5:00-6:00 pm Pacific Time

Shoulder, Arm, Hand:  History, Examination, Assessment & Treatment

with Anthony Von der Muhll

Saturday-Sunday, August 16-17, 2025, 8:30-5:30

at the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine, 1980 Gallows Road, Vienna VA

 

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Saturday-Sunday, November 8-9, 2025, 9:00-6:00

at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, 1600 Broadway, Oakland CA

Shoulder, Arm, Hand: Review & Practicum Lab

with Anthony Von der Muhll

Prerequisite: completion of our 16-hour Shoulder, Arm, Hand: History, Exam, Assessment & Treatment course (in-person, or distance-learning)

 

Monday, August 18, 2025, 8:30-5:30

at the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine, 1980 Gallows Road, Vienna VA

 

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Monday, November 10, 2024, 9:00-6:00

at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, 1600 Broadway, Oakland CA

Contact Us > 1 month prior to class date to request CAB CEUs

Shoulder, Arm, Hand: Anatomy Lab for Acupuncturists

with Jamie Bender

Friday, November 7, 2025, 9:00-6:00

at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, 1600 Broadway, Oakland CA

 

Self-Paced Distance Learning

1-year on-demand access

See below for detailed description of class contents

Shoulder Arm Hand: History, Exam, Assessment & Treatment

Self-Paced Distance-Learning Module

with Anthony Von der Muhll

Contact Us to request CAB CEUs

Comments from Course Evaluations

"Anthony has an outstanding breadth of knowledge, skill, and experience to offer. I wish I weren't trying to absorb this on my own–The online version is great for pacing, and I watched each video twice, but it's not enough. I wish it were a semester class with classmates, study groups, time to practice, etc....overall, it is OUTSTANDING and has already changed my practice. Now, onto the neck module!"

-- Laura Paris, L.Ac., Monterey, California

The Shoulder Girdle

Clinical anatomy, kinesiology, & the jing-jin ("sinew meridians" or myofascial tracts)

  • Glenohumeral, acromio- and sterno- clavicular joints
  • Muscles, tendons and ligaments of the shoulder girdle
  • Shoulder bursae

History-taking for the shoulder: key diagnostic questions

  • "Red flag" symptoms of urgent/serious medical conditions warranting referral to physician care: fractures, dislocations and complete tears; neuropathies; tumors
  • Differentiating symptoms of muscle, tendon, ligament, labral, capsular, and nerve injuries
  • Neural hypersensitization and psycho-social factors
  • Functional capacity questionnaires for reporting to managed care insurance

Physical exam of the shoulder: how findings can guide treatment with acupuncture modalities

  • Observation, inspection and palpation
  • Joint active range-of-motion and tracking exam: taking measurements and diagnostic significance
  • Assessment of joint stability through end-feel testing
  • Muscle length and manual strength testing and referred pain patterns charts for 18 key muscles of the shoulder girdle
  • Special orthopedic tests
  • Documentation of physical exam findings
  • Measuring and reporting functional capacity baselines and treatment outcomes
  • Clinical flow charts to facilitate efficiency and accuracy in examination

Diagnosis, pattern identification and treatment for shoulder girdle pain, injuries and disability

  • Gleno-humeral joint
    • Non-capsular patterns: AMBRI and SLAP (labral) tears
    • Capsular patterns: osteoarthorosis, capsulitis, and "frozen shoulder"
  • Acromio- and sterno-clavicular joint sprains/separations and hypermobility
  • Rotator cuff tendonitis/tendonosus, impingement, and bursitis
  • Bicipital tendinopathies

Arm, Wrist, and Hand

Clinical anatomy, kinesiology, and the jing-jin

  • Elbow joints: ulnar-humeral, radio-humeral and -capitellar
  • Wrist joints: ulnar-carpal, radio-carpal, and distal radio-ulnar
  • Muscles and tendons of the upper- and fore- arm and hand

History-taking for the arm, wrist, and hand: key diagnostic questions

  • "Red flag" symptoms of urgent/serious medical conditions potentially warranting referral to physician care: fractures, neuropathies, complex regional pain syndrome
  • Differentiating symptoms of muscle, tendon, ligament, joint, and nerve injuries
  • Neural hypersensitization and psycho-social factors
  • Functional capacity questionnaires for reporting to managed care insurance

Physical exam of the arm, wrist and hand

  • Observation, inspection and palpation
  • Active and passive range-of-motion examination of the elbow, wrist, and finger joints: measurements and diagnostic significance
  • Assessment of joint stability through end-feel testing of the elbow, wrist and finger
  • Peripheral nerve sensory and motor exams
  • Manual and dynamometer strength testing, muscle length testing, and referred pain pattern charts for 20 key muscles of the arm, wrist and hand
  • Special orthopedic, neurologic and vascular tests
  • Documentation of physical exam findings
  • Measuring and reporting functional capacity baselines and treatment outcomes
  • Algorithmic flow charts to facilitate efficiency and accuracy in examination

Diagnosis, pattern identification and treatment for arm, wrist and hand pain, injuries and disability

Posterior & radial tracts: yangming and shaoyang
  • Tennis elbow, extensor strains, tendinosus, radial tunnel compression neuritis and palsy
  • Radial styloid stenosing tenosynovitis
  • Radial collateral ligament sprains and hypermobility
Ulnar tract: taiyang and shaoyin
  • Ulnar neuritis/neuropathy
    • Ulnar groove compression
    • Canal of Guyon compression
  • Acute sprains and chronic laxity of the ulnar-carpal joint
  • Acute tendonitis and chronic tendonosus
    • Golfer’s elbow & “medial epicondylitis”
    • Extensor carpi ulnaris
    • Flexor carpi ulnaris
    • Abductor digiti minimi
    • Ulnar collateral ligament laxity & “Little league elbow”
Anterior tract: taiyin, shaoyin, jueyin
  • Biceps, supinator and forearm flexor tendonitis and tendonosus
  • Median neuritis/neuropathy
    • Pronator teres syndrome
    • Carpal tunnel syndrome
Intrinsic wrist conditions
  • 1st CMC joint pain: sprains, DJD
  • Triangular fibrocartilage complex tears
Intrinsic hand conditions
  • MCP and inter-phalangeal joints
    • Sprains and laxity of finger collateral ligaments
    • Degenerative joint disease
  • Finger extensor tendonitis

Ergonomics, postural correction and exercise therapy for shoulder, arm and hand conditions:

  • Scapular stabilization
  • Rotator cuff strengthening
  • Forearm exercises
  • Wrist stabilization
  • Keyboard ergonomics

Build on your skills with the Review/Practicum Lab

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