Course Overview

This 2-day anatomy and cadaver webinar is an amazing integration of sports medicine functional anatomy and TCM sinews (jingjin) channel theory. Each day of this workshop is divided into distinct morning and afternoon sessions. The morning session consists of didactic presentations on Functional Anatomy and Anatomy of the Sinew Channels that are integrated to focus on the functional relationship between neuromuscular anatomy and the myofascial jingjin tissues and their relationship to the spinal column. This information is followed by the afternoon session that consists of: 1) Assessment, 2) Motor Point Location and Protocols, 3) Cadaver Presentations.

Course Objectives

• Learn myofascial pathways that correlate with the spinal column and classical sinew channels of TCM and the tissues belonging to each sinew channel with their functional anatomy relationship.
• Learn in theory how to determine which my myofascial sinew channels need to be assessed and treated for musculoskeletal injury.
• Learn normal and abnormal movement patterns of the spinal column. Understand vertebral fixations and facilitated segments.
• The practitioner will learn nerve pathways, dermatomal distributions and muscle myotomes in relationship to channel topography.
• The practitioner will learn postural, functional and muscle imbalances that can lead to pain and dysfunction based on TCM theory.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 1.75 hrsIntroduction and Functional Anatomy: The Spinal Column. Anatomy and functional movement of the spinal column.

1.75 hrs - 3.5 hrsIntroduction to Anatomy of the Sinew Channels. Topography and tissues involved of the associated jingjin and functional anatomy.

3.5 hrs - 4.75 hrsInstruction for assessing areas that the practitioner will need to understand that are directly associated with the spinal column.

4.75 hrs - 6 hrsMotor point location Lab-instruction for acupuncture and motor points that the practitioner will need to understand that is directly associated with the spinal column and vertebral fixations.

6 hrs - 7.5 hrsCadaver Lab- Cadaver specimen views are presented relevant and directly associated with the spinal column and vertebral fixations.

7.5 hrs - 9.25 hrsFunctional Anatomy: The Spinal Column. Anatomy and functional movement of the spinal column.

9.25 hrs - 11 hrsAnatomy of the Sinew Channels. Topography and tissues involved of the associated jingjin and functional anatomy.

11 hrs - 12.25 hrsInstruction for assessing areas that the practitioner will need to understand that are directly associated with the spinal column.

12.25 hrs - 13.5 hrsMotor Point Location Lab-Motor point location instruction for acupuncture and motor points that the practitioner will need to understand that is directly associated with the spinal column and vertebral fixations.

13.5 hrs - 15 hrsCadaver Lab Cadaver specimen views are presented relevant and directly associated with the spinal column and vertebral fixations.