Course Overview

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Course Objectives

• Learn Intramuscular needling of the face
• Learn scalp acupuncture
• Learn facial motor points
• Learn facial cupping
• Learn how to assess and diagnose neuromuscular facial conditions.
• Perform treatment planning for neuromuscular facial conditions.
• Be able to identify which modality is best suited to treat different conditions affecting the face, including screening for contraindications.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 1.5 hrsDiscuss the theory of submuscular needling. Learn which areas of the face would benefit from submuscular needling.

1.5 hrs - 3.5 hrsLearn scalp acupuncture theory including contraindications and precautions will be taught. Protocols used commonly for scalp acupuncture will be taught including various needle sizes and areas treated.

3.5 hrs - 5.5 hrsThe use of motor points to treat neuromuscular facial conditions including theory and contraindications will be taught. Protocols for using facial motor points will be discussed.

5.5 hrs - 6 hrsFacial cupping theory and safety including contraindications will be taught. Tools and protocols used in facial cupping will be discussed

6 hrs - 7 hrsDiscuss Bell's palsy – definition from a western and eastern perspective – Learn the assessment etiology and treatment of Bell's palsy.

7 hrs - 9 hrsDefine Synkinesis and Ramsey Hunt syndrome from a western and TCM perspective – Learn the assessment etiology and treatment of Synkinesis, & Ramsey hunt

9 hrs - 11 hrsDefine stroke, TMJ, Trigeminal Neuralgia from a western and TCM perspective – Learn the assessment etiology and treatment of stroke, TMJ, Trigeminal Neuralgia.

11 hrs - 12 hrsDefine from Ptosis, Hemifacial Spasm, Myesthenia Gravis from a western and TCM perspecitive – Learn the assessment etiology and treatment of Ptosis, Hemifacial Spasm, Myesthenia Gravis