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Acupuncture Course Development
As with most ALIED courses, the content of this course will be developed to meet the needs of the delegates. The Tutor will discuss with the course organiser what she/he requires to be covered. Then, at the course itself, the content will be adapted to the needs and abilities of the delegates.
Typical Course Content
This Acupuncture update course will provide the delegates with an integrated approach in order to manage the common shoulder conditions. The techniques discussed will incorporate the physiological processes of segmental, dorsal horn and descending neural inhibitory mechanisms. The course will address recent research advances in the field of neural inhibitory mechanisms, pain physiology and Acupuncture research, which will enhance delegates physiotherapy practice and manual skills.
This course provides a theoretical explanation using an evidence-based structure to demonstrate the physiological mechanisms of Acupuncture analgesia incorporating:
- Trigger point Acupuncture based upon the models of Travell and Simon (1999), Gerwin (1997) and Gunn (1999)
- Segmental electro-Acupuncture based upon the theories of Baldry (1998), Chesterton et al (2002)
Aims
- To enhance and update the participants knowledge of Acupuncture skills
- To compliment the theories and practical application learnt on the Basic AACP course
- To enhance participants clinical reasoning skills and offer a wider range of clinical tools to manage pain levels
- To enhance needling skills
- To enhance anatomy and palpatory skills
- To review safety, contraindications and precautions
- To enhance medico-legal aspects of consent and documentation
- To incorporate Acupuncture techniques within the more global picture of chronic pain management
- To emphasise the emotional management of pain with Acupuncture skills
PRE Course Reading [Optional]
- Donatelli D (1997) Physical Therapy of the Shoulder: Clinics in Physical therapy. 3rd (Ed) Churchill Livingstone
- Travell J, Simon D (1999) Myofascial Pain and dysfunction. The Trigger point Manual.
Vol. 1 & 2. 2nd Ed Williams and Wilkins. USA
- Gun C, C (1999) The Treatment of Chronic Pain. Intramuscular Stimulation for chronic pain. Churchill Livingstone
- Baldry PE (1998) Acupuncture, Trigger Points and Musculoskeletal pain. Churchill Livingstone
- Gerwin MD, Dommerholt PT (2004) Trigger Point Examination and Treatment. The Janet G Travell, Seminar Series.
This course is based upon extensive clinical assessment and treatment of shoulder dysfunction. It will cover the following areas:
- Shoulder Anatomy
- Assessment
- Pathology
- Diagnosis
- Acupuncture and Manual Therapy Treatment
- Trigger Point needling and manual therapy Treatment
- Evidence based treatment
- Current research protocols in Acupuncture, trigger points and shoulder pain management
Evidence Based Aims
This course will explore the principles of contemporary evidence based practice and will develop your abilities to assess the value of available research findings and other sources of evidence. Developing evidence based practice capabilities will promote an understanding of quantitative and qualitative research and equip you with skills necessary to make practical decisions about patient care. This module will introduce you to some of the clinical issues that relate to physiotherapy.
Principal Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course module delegates should be able to:
- Identify pathology
- Carry out Diagnostic tests
- Assess and interpret pain
- Enhance palpatory, needling and manual skills
- Effectively develop a comprehensive pain management approach to shoulder dysfunction
- Integrate trigger point and systemic Acupuncture techniques into clinical practice
- Address the use of Acupuncture and trigger points within a manual therapy treatment plan
- Manage shoulder dysfunction
- Discuss the relationship between EBP and research.
- Generate exploratory, descriptive and explanatory research questions.
- Develop strategies to search for best evidence.
- Critically appraise evidence and methods in quantitative and qualitative research.
- Evaluate and use evidence to help make informed theoretical decisions about patient care.
- Use findings from research and other sources of evidence to inform clinical practice.
Acupuncture Course Dates & Venues
For dates and venues for this course, please see the course Programme on the menu to the left.
For further information on Acupuncture Courses, please contact ALIED