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Treating musculoskeletal conditions: Integrating East & West

Date(s): 4 - 5 March 2026

Time: 10am - 5pm

Eligibility: Acupuncture graduates and 3rd year students

Venue: College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading

Treating Musculoskeletal Conditions - a systematic approach integrating Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM) and Western Orthopaedic examination.

The course is modular in nature - MSK I is purely an online course with 6 months access to the resources and must be completed before attending MSK II and III, which are the practical face-to-face days.

Once payment has been received, you will receive the access code for MSK I.

Then MSK II and III at the college, aims to put into a practical context, the theory from the online session. 

Following successful completion of the course, further online resources (including all the case studies discussed on the face-to-face days) will be made available for a further 6 months.

 

By the end of the course you will:

 

  • Be aware of how the Han dynasty viewed the body both in health, injury and healing and how this compare with modern pathophysiology

 

  • Be aware of the principles of 'Release the Brakes' and how this can be incorporated into a systematic diagnosis and treatment strategy

 

  • Be able to incorporate a variety of tools including 'pricking the vessels', Gua Sha, basic muscle stretching and exercises (within your scope of practice) into an existing treatment programme

 

  • Be able to formulate a systematic working diagnosis and treatment to a variety of conditions to the upper body (including neck, shoulders and upper back) and lower body (including lower back) integrating TEAM diagnosing and Western Orthopaedic Testing methods

 

Please note - to attend this practical course, you must have current and valid insurance for practising acupuncture in the UK. You will be asked to show photo proof of this insurance when booking your place.


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Alex is a registered osteopath, traditional acupuncturist, paramedic, martial arts instructor and Yoga teacher. He qualified from CICM in 2007 and in Tuina the following year. Between 2009 and 2013 he studied Applied Channel Theory with Prof Wang Ju Yi in China and Europe and completed an internship at the Beijing Tuina hospital before starting his osteopathy degree. He practices in Malvern integrating Traditional East Asian and Western Biomedicine.




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