Instructors: Daniel Bensky, DO, and Jay Sandweiss, DO

The course has been approved for 20 hours of CEU for acupuncturists and 17.5 hours of CME for physicians.

Course Description:

As the esteemed clinician (and mentor of Dr. Sandweiss) George Goodheart, D.C. has said, “Diagnose what is needed; provide what is needed, and observe the results.” In this workshop Dr. Sandweiss and Bensky will share approaches that do just that for acupuncture focused practices. Including precise muscle testing as developed with Applied Kinesiology, the use of Counterstrain and Myofascial release applied to acupuncture points, and tools from Engaging Vitality such as Qi Signal Assessment and Channel Listening. These techniques can be used in a wide variety of circumstances and are particularly helpful for subacute or chronic issues, particularly of the musculoskeletal structure.

GOALS & OBJECTIVES:

• Learn how to think about acupuncture treatment as a “call and response” process with a recurrent back and forth between diagnosis, treatment, and result.
• Learn specific mental and physical techniques derived from manual medicine to aid with this process, including muscle testing, qi signal assessment, and listening to the channels.
• Have a good sense of how these specific techniques will be of use in your own practice.

**All the above Learning Objectives are intended to enhance the diagnostic and treatment skills of health professionals whose licenses allow them to practice acupuncture.