Clinical study trip to Guangzhou, China

The College organises clinical study visits to well established hospitals in China for practitioners of acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine. These trips provide graduates with a valuable opportunity to find out more about the way Chinese medicine is currently practised in its country of origin.

Trigger point acupuncture for myofascial pain

Date: Tue 29 - Wed 30 May 2012

Where: College of Integrated Chinese Medicine - Reading

Time: 09:30 - 17:00

Price: £

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Event description

An introduction to the use of muscle trigger points in the management of acute and chronic pain, with Jennie Longbottom at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading.

This two-day workshop is designed to introduce the use of trigger point acupuncture for the management of myofascial pain. The course will cover the physiology of pain with emphasis on the diagnosis, management and physiological effects of trigger point needling on muscle and connective tissue.

The course has a highly practical content and will allow delegates to achieve enhanced anatomy, physiology and palpatatory skills when treating cervical spine, thoracic spine and lumbar spine on the first day. The second day will cover the shoulder, hip and pelvis.

The course will:

introduce the concepts underlying the development of myofascial trigger points and myofascial pain
introduce the participant to the dysfunctional muscle and the physiological response
introduce the neurophysiology of muscle pain, referred pain and the concept of the functional motor unit with its diverse spread
develop an awareness of palpatory and manual skills in the identification of trigger points
develop a programme of treatment management, which will include diagnosis, myofascial release and needling with appropriate stretching regimes
identify biomechanical and predisposing factors, which predispose and maintain myofascial pain
outline the essential component of myofascial trigger point reduction in chronic pain management.

Detailed pre-course document available on request.

Jennie Longbottom is an Acupuncture tutor and lectures at masters and postgraduate
level at the University of Hertfordshire and supervises acupuncture research students at the University of London & Barts and University of Birmingham. Jennie is director of Acupuncture Learning and Integrated Educational Development (ALIED), training health care professionals in the field of acupuncture and manual therapy.

Course fee

£ Refunds cannot be made unless at least two weeks notice is given.

Parking and rail travel

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