Series Overview
Matt Callison, author of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture textbook is a frequent international lecturer and presenter at symposiums and doctoral programs worldwide. He is a pioneer in North America in the research and development of motor point acupuncture and treatment protocols. He is one of the first to combine sports medicine clinical applications and truly integrate them with traditional Chinese medicine. He is well-known for his work with professional athletes and in developing treatment strategies for the orthopedic injuries affecting the aging athlete. Matt Callison joins his colleagues Brian Lau and Ian Armstrong to present the SMAC Webinar program. This advanced training consists of four Modules and is designed as an intensive curriculum and sequential learning format. This webinar series prepares the practitioner for the “assessment and treatment of injury classes” found in each Module, which are taught as a live in-person course.
In this Series, we are covering Module I: The Spinal Column.
Course 1: Anatomy & Cadaver Lab.
Course 2: Postural Assessment and Corrective Exercise.
Course 3: Motor Point Needle Protocols for Vertebral and Sacral Fixations
The full SMAC Program is as follows:
MODULE I—The Spinal Column
MODULE II—The Low Back, Hip and Groin
MODULE III—The Lower Extremity
MODULE IV—The Neck, Shoulder and Upper Extremity
Courses Included In This Series
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CPDs: Approved By: AACMA (15), ANTA (15), ATMS (15), Acupuncture NZ (15), NCCAOM (15), Standard Certificate (15)
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Language: English
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Course Type: Recorded Webinar
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Course Length: 15h
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Course Notes: Notes Are Provided With This Course.
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Access Period: Lifetime
Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) Webinar Program - Module I: The Spinal Column - Course 1
This webinar integrating sports medicine functional anatomy & TCM sinew channel theory consists of didactic presentations followed by anatomy training on a cadaver specimen as well as motor entry point location focusing on the spinal column.
Course Overview
Matt Callison, author of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture textbook is a frequent international lecturer and presenter at symposiums and doctoral programs worldwide. He is a pioneer in North America in the research and development of motor point acupuncture and treatment protocols. He is one of the first to combine sports medicine clinical applications and truly integrate them with traditional Chinese medicine. He is well-known for his work with professional athletes and in developing treatment strategies for the orthopedic injuries affecting the aging athlete. Matt Callison joins his colleagues Brian Lau and Ian Armstrong to present the SMAC Webinar program. This advanced training consists of four Modules and is designed as an intensive curriculum and sequential learning format. This webinar series prepares the practitioner for the “assessment and treatment of injury classes” found in each Module, which are taught as a live in-person course.
In this Series, we are covering Module I: The Spinal Column.
Course 1: Anatomy & Cadaver Lab.
Course 2: Postural Assessment and Corrective Exercise.
Course 3: Motor Point Needle Protocols for Vertebral and Sacral Fixations
The full SMAC Program is as follows:
MODULE I—The Spinal Column
MODULE II—The Low Back, Hip and Groin
MODULE III—The Lower Extremity
MODULE IV—The Neck, Shoulder and Upper Extremity
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CPDs: Approved By: AACMA (15), ANTA (15), ATMS (15), Acupuncture NZ (15), NCCAOM (15), Standard Certificate (15)
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Language: English
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Course Type: Recorded Webinar
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Course Length: 15h
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Course Notes: Notes Are Provided With This Course.
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Access Period: Lifetime
Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) Webinar Program - Module I: The Spinal Column - Course 2
This 2-day cutting-edge course will teach the practitioner how to assess postural dysfunction and prescribe therapeutic exercises for muscle and channel (jingjin) imbalances that have directly contributed to the patient’s musculoskeletal injury.
Course Overview
Matt Callison, author of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture textbook is a frequent international lecturer and presenter at symposiums and doctoral programs worldwide. He is a pioneer in North America in the research and development of motor point acupuncture and treatment protocols. He is one of the first to combine sports medicine clinical applications and truly integrate them with traditional Chinese medicine. He is well-known for his work with professional athletes and in developing treatment strategies for the orthopedic injuries affecting the aging athlete. Matt Callison joins his colleagues Brian Lau and Ian Armstrong to present the SMAC Webinar program. This advanced training consists of four Modules and is designed as an intensive curriculum and sequential learning format. This webinar series prepares the practitioner for the “assessment and treatment of injury classes” found in each Module, which are taught as a live in-person course.
In this Series, we are covering Module I: The Spinal Column.
Course 1: Anatomy & Cadaver Lab.
Course 2: Postural Assessment and Corrective Exercise.
Course 3: Motor Point Needle Protocols for Vertebral and Sacral Fixations
The full SMAC Program is as follows:
MODULE I—The Spinal Column
MODULE II—The Low Back, Hip and Groin
MODULE III—The Lower Extremity
MODULE IV—The Neck, Shoulder and Upper Extremity
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CPDs: Approved By: AACMA (2.75), ANTA (2.75), ATMS (2.75), Acupuncture NZ (2.75), NCCAOM (2.5), Standard Certificate (2.75)
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Language: English
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Course Type: Recorded Webinar
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Course Length: 2.75h
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Course Notes: Notes Are Provided With This Course.
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Access Period: Lifetime
Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) Webinar Program - Module I: The Spinal Column - Course 3
Motor entry point locations and needle protocols will be shown for the muscles associated with vertebral and sacral fixations.
Course Overview
Matt Callison, author of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture textbook is a frequent international lecturer and presenter at symposiums and doctoral programs worldwide. He is a pioneer in North America in the research and development of motor point acupuncture and treatment protocols. He is one of the first to combine sports medicine clinical applications and truly integrate them with traditional Chinese medicine. He is well-known for his work with professional athletes and in developing treatment strategies for the orthopedic injuries affecting the aging athlete. Matt Callison joins his colleagues Brian Lau and Ian Armstrong to present the SMAC Webinar program. This advanced training consists of four Modules and is designed as an intensive curriculum and sequential learning format. This webinar series prepares the practitioner for the “assessment and treatment of injury classes” found in each Module, which are taught as a live in-person course.
In this Series, we are covering Module I: The Spinal Column.
Course 1: Anatomy & Cadaver Lab.
Course 2: Postural Assessment and Corrective Exercise.
Course 3: Motor Point Needle Protocols for Vertebral and Sacral Fixations
The full SMAC Program is as follows:
MODULE I—The Spinal Column
MODULE II—The Low Back, Hip and Groin
MODULE III—The Lower Extremity
MODULE IV—The Neck, Shoulder and Upper Extremity
Teachers
Ian Armstrong
Ian is an experienced teacher of both the Treatment of Orthopedic Disorders (TOD) and Advanced TOD classes at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and current supervisor at the RIMAC center at the University of California San Diego where he supervises acupuncture students in treatment of UCSD collegiate athletes working alongside the athletic trainers.
Brian Lau
Brian Lau, AP, CSMA, is certified in both Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Structural Integration. He has been on faculty since 2013 with the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program, where he teaches anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of the channel sinews (jingjin), and myofascial release.
Matt Callison
Matt Callison is a renowned instructor and published author of the Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians Chart and quintessential texts such as the Motor Point Index (MPI) Reference Guide and Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has over 27 years of experience in sports medicine and acupuncture.
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Each individual course has a separate certificate of completion. There is no certificate for the entire series.
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Cancellation Policy
Please note we do not offer refunds for our recorded online courses/webinars.
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Note
These recordings are available in an online format only; you will not receive a DVD or physical copy of the recording – they are only available to watch on the internet through your online account.
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CPDs:
Approved By: AACMA (32.75), ANTA (32.75), ATMS (32.75), Acupuncture NZ (32.75), NCCAOM (32.5), Standard Certificate (32.75)
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Series Length: 32.75 h
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Access Period: Lifetime