Course Overview
Low back pain, especially chronic low back pain, is the number one reason people seek out acupuncture services in most western countries. Knowing how to successfully manage low back pain patients not only provides much needed relief to those suffering from this common condition, but it can also be of prime importance to successful acupuncture practice. In this practical course, Matthew Bauer shares his tried and true point combinations for treating low back problems as well as his highly refined systems for patient management. You will learn than most low back pain patients will respond well to either a local or distal point combination and how to choose between the two. Matthew refined his point and patient management protocols over an intensive 2-decade period when he had thousands of low back pain patients referred to him from several pain management clinics in Southern California. Most of these cases were patients that had already been unsuccessfully treated with multiple modalities from pain management doctors and therapists. Even if you already do well with most low back pain patients, this course will help you improve your success rates with those unresponsive ones.
Objectives
-
Difficulties with diagnosis: Students will learn how to manage patients when the physical cause of their suffering is unknown.
-
The Intake: Understanding how to explain your treatment process so that your patient feels comfortable engaging your services and how to ask the right questions to get the information you need to begin treatment and get off on the right foot.
-
Acupuncture protocols: Students will learn acupuncture point combinations and how to space treatments to get the most benefit with the least number of treatments will be explained in detail.
-
Patient self-care: Students will learn how to reduce the backward steps patients cause themselves while teaching them safe practices that can improve their outcomes.
Outline
0 hrs - 15 min
Difficulties with diagnosis: In most cases of low back pain, a definitive diagnosis is difficult, if not impossible, to reach. Students will learn how to manage patients when the physical cause of their suffering is unknown.
15 min - 45 min
The Intake: How to explain your treatment process so that your patient feels comfortable engaging your services and how to ask the right questions to get the information you need to begin treatment and get off on the right foot.
45 min - 1.25 hrs
Acupuncture protocols: Point combinations and how to space treatments to get the most benefit with the least number of treatments will be explained in detail and how long to stay with your plan A before changing to plan B.
1.25 hrs - 1.75 hrs
Patient self-care: Students will learn how to reduce the backward steps patients cause themselves while teaching them safe practices that can improve their outcomes.
1.75 hrs - 2 hrs
Adjunctive therapies: Acupuncture is not the only therapy needed for best results. Students will learn the more reliable and cost-effective adjunctive therapies.
Teacher
Matthew Bauer
Matthew began his full-time practice of Chinese Medicine in 1986 after several years of studying Taoist philosophy with a 74th generation Taoist Master. Matthew is the President of the Acupuncture Now Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to educating people about acupuncture.
Disclaimers
-
Accessing Your Course
After checking out, your email address will be sent to Net of Knowledge securely and you will gain instant access to your course. If you do not have a Net of Knowledge account yet, one will be created for you automatically and you will receive an email with a link to set up your password. Log in to your account at netofknowledge.com and start learning!
-
Unlimited Access & CEUS
You will have unlimited access to this course for as long as it is on Net of Knowledge, so that you can keep reviewing and learning from it over the years.
CEU requirements must be completed within 1 year from the purchase. During this time, you must view the training and complete any required documents to get your certificate. You must also print and save your certificate for your own records.
-
Cancellation Policy
Please note we do not offer refunds for our recorded online courses/webinars.
-
Note
This recording is available in an online format only; you will not receive a DVD or physical copy of the recording – it is only available to watch as a course to watch on the internet through your online account.
-
CPDs:
Approved By: AACMA (2), ANTA (2), ATMS (2), Acupuncture NZ (2), NCCAOM (2), Standard Certificate (2)
-
Language: English
-
Course Type: Recorded Seminar
-
Course Length: 2 h
-
Course Notes: Notes are provided with this course.
-
Access Period: Lifetime
