Acupuncture Sports Medicine Seminars
The Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship Program
Our most popular teaching program is The Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship Program. The course of study is 60 hours, consisting of 3 three-day weekends. It covers the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of common injuries and pain syndromes. In keeping with the mentorship-style of learning, the program offers a small group format. In addition to the instruction of Whitfield Reaves, there are up to four assistants, practitioners who have completed previous apprenticeship programs. They are essential to support the teaching process and provide supervision during location and needle practice sessions. This provides one-on-one relationships which have been an essential part of traditional Chinese medicine over the centuries.
The Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship Program is for practitioners who want to advance their skills in sports medicine as well as the treatment of pain. The course begins with a review of the important techniques used in the treatment of injury and trauma. Then what follows is the diagnosis and assessment of over 30 sports-related injuries. This includes very precise instruction on palpation and orthopedic testing. After diagnosis, a systematic Four-Step approach is used as the template for all acupuncture treatment protocols. With instruction and supervised practice, each practitioner increases their knowledge and confidence in the care and treatment of the patient with injury and pain.
Those who complete this course receive a Certificate of Achievement in Acupuncture Sports Medicine.
The Apprenticeship Program
Weekend #1: The Shoulder and Upper Extremity
Weekend #2: The Low Back and Hip
Weekend #3: The Lower Extremity
Certificate of Achievement earned for completion of all three weekends
Course objective: To instruct the skills for both diagnosis and treatment of common sports injuries and pain syndromes. Our goal is to provide a foundation level that gives the practitioner confidence with the majority of patients they see in clinic.
Continuing education: 20 PDAs/CEUs from the NCCAOM and the state of California for each three-day weekend
Please email us if you would like to review a complete course outline with all the injuries, techniques, and clinical commentary.
The Practicum Series
The Practicum Series on Maui is now scheduled for late 2024. This live supervised program is for those who have completed The Apprenticeship Program, or its equivalent with online webinars. It is composed of three days of supervised clinical practice with location, palpation, needling, and special techniques. There is limited instruction on diagnosis and assessment of the pain patient in this course. This allows time to review point location and then needle all the major anatomical structures covered in our teaching programs.
The Practicum Series
DAY 1: The Shoulder and Upper Extremity
DAY 2: The Low Back and Hip
DAY 3: The Lower Extremity
Course objective: To continue towards mastery of sports injuries and pain with the process of review and repetition. Our goal is to provide the practitioner with increased confidence through supervised practice of location, palpation, and most importantly, needle technique.
Continuing education: 18 PDAs/CEUs from the NCCAOM and the state of California for the three-day weekend
Please email us if you would like to review a complete course outline with the points that will be covered in this practicum.
Whitfield Reaves, OMD, LAc
WReavesoffice@gmail.com
We have other sports acupuncture programs that are offered each year. They will be posted on the Calendar page of this website. You can also track our online teaching programs on this website.
A Note from Whitfield Reaves, OMD, LAc
We taught our first sports acupuncture seminar in North America in 1986, and for almost 40 years my staff and I have instructed and mentored practitioners in this specialty profession. Our mission has been simple: we offer small group mentorship-style courses and systematically instruct how to diagnose, assess, and treat sports injury and pain. We offer one-on-one direct supervision of all the treatments and techniques that we teach. And we prepare practitioners to integrate anatomically-based acupuncture with one's prior TCM training. All the while trying to present common pain syndromes with relatively simple and definitive treatment plans. Our goal is to guide you to feel more confident and comfortable in the clinic. We invite you to join our acupuncture sports medicine community.