100 Hour Chiropractic Acupuncture Certificate Program

100 Hour Chiropractic Acupuncture Certificate Program is organized by Best Practices Academy.

Description:
This dynamic and highly interactive 100 hour educational experience is designed to provide the practicing chiropractic physician with an approach to evaluating and managing patients using the most current information available in literature and expert opinion regarding acupuncture.

This course will provide chiropractic students and chiropractic doctors with a foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and integrate this foundation with the extensive musculoskeletal knowledge required to become a skillful chiropractic physician. 

The course content will be a summary and overview of 2 commonly used texts in the masters course for acupuncture. The 24 hour in person lab section will cover main acupuncture points, point selection based on TCM and integrating the points with techniques to treat conditions seen in the chiropractic clinic.

Upon completion of the course, practitioners will be able to integrate acupuncture in their practice whether it be from a western medicine model or a hybrid western medicine/ TCM model.

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants are expected to be able to:

• Understand traditional Chinese medicine, meridian therapy, and diagnosing patterns of dysfunction
• Exam techniques to identify meridian dysfunction
• Learn clean needle technique and safety regarding exposure to blood-borne pathogens
• Documentation, coding and billing compliance
• Jurisprudence
• Understanding how to treat clinical conditions to improve response to acupuncture therapy
• Pain management education based upon the National Pain Strategy Guidelines 
• Hands-on opportunities through face-to-face instruction for point location, treatment techniques