NEUROFUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL ACUPUNCTURE: UPPER EXTREMITY TREATMENT STRATEGIES

Treating Musculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction with Contemporary Acupuncture

PATIENTS RECEIVE IMMEDIATE RESULTS WITH NEUROFUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL ACUPUNCTURE

For many practitioners the “miracle” treatment remains elusive; the “one-shot” treatment, just a story. Now, for the first time in New York, the Neurofunctional Electrical Acupuncture approach for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders is being taught by Dan Wunderlich, LAc.

Dan is part of an elite team of instructors contracted by the U.S. Military to train battlefield doctors in this EFFICIENT and EFFECTIVE method -- these doctors were awestruck by the immediate results delivered by Dan and his fellow instructors using this modern approach to acupuncture.

Created with Dan\\\'s extensive knowledge of Oriental medicine and from his experience as an instructor at McMasters University in Ontario, Canada and with the U.S. Military, this workshop series presents an amalgam of the most effective techniques and contemporary approaches to restoring normal nervous system activity, tensional (soft-tissue) integrity, and articular (joint complex) function. Practical sessions will cover the use of trigger point deactivation therapies, neuroanatomical and segmental acupuncture techniques, and corrective myofascial release techniques.

Dan\\\'s clear and highly organized teaching style, along with plenty of hands-on practice, will allow participants to leave the class with a new skill set and an improved ability to identify and effectively treat musculoskeletal problems.Participants will be able to use the techniques and see an improvement in their patient results IMMEDIATELY.

This workshop provides treatment strategies for using acupuncture to improve function of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems based on a contemporary understanding of neuroanatomy and physiology, emphasizing strategies for upper extremity conditions (e.g., common shoulder problems, lateral elbow pain, median nerve compression syndrome, etc).

Note* All fees paid to the instructor will be donated to Global Alternative Healthcare Project (GAHP). Visit http://www.youcanchangetheworldnow.com for more information about GAHP, a grass roots humanitarian aid organization that provides free, high quality healthcare to populations in need around the world.

This class is open to acupuncturists or acupuncture students in an accredited program in Oriental medicine.

Each workshop will include:

A functional anatomy review of the extremity – that is, a discussion of the interplay of joints, muscles/soft tissue and nerve innervations needed to achieve or perform a movement or function.
A discussion of the neurological mechanisms that can be used to provide a contemporary explanation of the phenomena of acupuncture, including:
- peripheral segmental inputs, e.g., stimulation of:
  - nerve trunks,
  - motor points,
  - trigger points,
  - muscle-tendon junctions,
  - teno-periosteal attachments,
  - and healthy tissue surrounding a lesion
- spinal segmental inputs, e.g., stimulation of:
  - posterior or anterior rami on the trunk
- systemic central or visceral regulatory inputs
Treatment strategies for tailoring the use of multi-segmental electrical acupuncture.
Practical workshops to provide participants with hands-on experience to:
- refine therapeutic goals
- select appropriate input targets for needling
- maximize treatment effectiveness

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There are no upcomming scheduled classes at this time.