Chinese scalp acupuncture (CSA)

Chinese scalp acupuncture (CSA) is organized by Helms Medical Institute (HMI) and would be held on Aug 19, 2017 at Edward Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

This course will serve as a review and update on Chinese scalp acupuncture (CSA) is a a contemporary first-line treatment for the busy practitioner that combines acupuncture with conventional biomedical understanding of the neuroanatomy, physiology, and pathology of the cerebral cortex. It can be used effectively to manage neurological problems that are not satisfactorily responsive to needling body or auricular patterns alone and can quickly produce convincing responses even in old and difficult problems.
CSA can be used as a solo treatment or in combination with auricular acupuncture and energetic body treatments for motor and sensory problems. CSA has demonstrated reliably positive results in managing musculoskeletal pain, headaches, vertigo, stroke and traumatic brain injury.
The HMI team has included CSA as the third acupuncture technique taught to military residents in the Nellis Project (www.acusfoundation.org), following auricular acupuncture and surface release technique. Once learned, CSA becomes the first line of approach for all musculoskeletal complaints, often the only one necessary to achieve satisfactory results. It is the ideal first step for pain when working in a time-constrained practice environment.

Conference Objectives are :
This continuing medical education activity is designed for physicians who have completed the HMI basic training program and have had solid experience in clinical acupuncture, whether in general medical applications, pain management, or rehabilitation medicine, who want to augment their clinical skills to address common and difficult neurological and neuromuscular problems.

With conscientious preparation and participation, at the conclusion of this training program you should be able to:

• Appreciate the history, theory, and research of Chinese scalp acupuncture;
• Understand appropriate clinical applications for this acupuncture discipline;
• Recognize contraindications to the use of Chinese scalp acupuncture;
• Design and execute treatments for the problems accessible to this discipline.
• Be prepared to incorporate this technique in your clinical acupuncture practice.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.