What Is The State of Education for Acupuncturists Who Want to Work in Pro Sports? Can We Do Better?

The handful of acupuncture educators who are teaching motor points and trigger points to people who want to work with professional athletes are able to successfully screen for movement dysfunction, manual muscle test and treat the injury with good results.  Can we do better than just treating once a muscle is in trouble? Can we increase sports performance and avoid injuries? Of course! But who's teaching how to treat for more power, agility and strength and how to avoid injury? That's the dream. When we are seen as a possible unfair advantage against other teams I'll feel we have attained our full potential as sports acupuncturists.    Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel   

This is the follow-up episode to my original Step By Step Assessment and Treatment of Low Back Pain. Please listen to that one as well. I'm referring to things in it in this episode.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel  

Myofascial pain leaves so many people in chronic pain. Knowing how to locate active trigger points and deactivate them with dry needling is essential for anyone who wants fast and lasting results for chronic pain and for athletes.   Sorry for the sound issues. I'm working out some microphone setting issues.    Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram : @richhazel    

Some oberservations about the injured college athletes I saw this week. (They all felt great at the end of their treatments).     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel    

Some cases from the week. 2 VMO trigger points on vastly different patients (a hockey player and a senior with OA) Trigger points in the soleus of a college football player 2 trigger points in the Sartorius of another college athlete     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel    

Deep groin pain in the anterior hip on hip flexion may be AGS and the problem is not in the front of the hip. It's in the back of the hip!     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel   If you are watching on YouTube please Like Share and Subscribe to the Channel.  

Getting started is always challenging. I made a lot of mistakes and I'm sharing what worked and what didn't work. I'm not your guru so I'm not suggesting that you do anything.  I'm just sharing what I think so maybe some of you will benefit from what I have learned by trial and error.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel  

I didn't know about this muscular entrapment of the LON. I knew that the SCM could entrap the LON but I had not idea, until this week, that there another important zone of entrapment that needs to be considered.   If you liked the content please share it. If you're listening from YouTube please Like, Subscribe and Share!     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel    

I can't believe over half my listeners are now in countries that are not primarily English speaking! Please help me grow and reach more people. I'm grateful for all the listeners who have kept listening for the past 4 years from all the English-speaking countries! Please like, share and subscribe and review so that more people (especially outside the US/Canada/UK/Australia) will hear my podcast. Please email me if there are podcast topics you want to hear more of. And please let me know how you found my podcast. [email protected]   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel      

The average person with NTOS will not get a correct diagnosis for 4-5 years. They will likely see about 6 specialist MDs looking for a solution and some relief. Some will have unnecessary spinal fusion or cardiac procedures or be on pharmaceuticals for years that don't help.  Here's what we need to do to help.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com IG: @richhazel